diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/context/hooks/MediaStorerHook.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/context/hooks/MediaStorerHook.kt
index 42e286e8..42dbd819 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/context/hooks/MediaStorerHook.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/context/hooks/MediaStorerHook.kt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.ast.base.inline.ReferenceImage
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.ast.iterator.AstIteratorHook
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.ast.iterator.ObservableAstIterator
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.context.MutableContext
+import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.log.Log
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.media.storage.MutableMediaStorage
 import java.io.File
 
@@ -27,7 +28,14 @@ class MediaStorerHook(
 
     override fun attach(iterator: ObservableAstIterator) {
         // Registers the media, wrapped in a link, to the media storage.
-        fun register(link: LinkNode) = storage.register(link.url, workingDirectory)
+        fun register(link: LinkNode) {
+            try {
+                storage.register(link.url, workingDirectory)
+            } catch (e: IllegalArgumentException) {
+                // If the media cannot be resolved, it is ignored and not stored.
+                Log.warn("Media cannot be resolved: ${link.url}")
+            }
+        }
 
         // Images are instantly registered.
         iterator.on<Image> { register(it.link) }
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/media/ResolvableMedia.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/media/ResolvableMedia.kt
index 0bcc9202..8c56a591 100644
--- a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/media/ResolvableMedia.kt
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/media/ResolvableMedia.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package eu.iamgio.quarkdown.media
 
+import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.util.IOUtils
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.util.toURLOrNull
 import java.io.File
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ data class ResolvableMedia(
         // If the path is a URL, it is remote.
         path.toURLOrNull()?.let { return RemoteMedia(it) }
 
-        val file = workingDirectory?.let { File(it, path) } ?: File(path)
+        val file = IOUtils.resolvePath(path, workingDirectory)
 
         if (!file.exists()) throw IllegalArgumentException("Media path cannot be resolved: $path")
         if (file.isDirectory) throw IllegalArgumentException("Media is a directory: $path")
diff --git a/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/util/IOUtils.kt b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/util/IOUtils.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6386d2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/util/IOUtils.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package eu.iamgio.quarkdown.util
+
+import java.io.File
+import kotlin.io.path.Path
+
+/**
+ * Utility methods for file-based operations.
+ */
+object IOUtils {
+    /**
+     * Resolves a [File] located in [path], either relative or absolute.
+     * If the path is relative, the location is determined from the [workingDirectory].
+     * @param path path of the file, either relative or absolute
+     * @param workingDirectory directory from which the file is resolved, in case the path is relative
+     * @return a [File] instance of the file
+     */
+    fun resolvePath(
+        path: String,
+        workingDirectory: File?,
+    ): File =
+        if (workingDirectory != null && !Path(path).isAbsolute) {
+            File(workingDirectory, path)
+        } else {
+            File(path)
+        }
+}
diff --git a/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Data.kt b/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Data.kt
index 620e1dcd..f5f780f2 100644
--- a/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Data.kt
+++ b/stdlib/src/main/kotlin/eu/iamgio/quarkdown/stdlib/Data.kt
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.StringValue
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.data.Range
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.data.subList
 import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.function.value.wrappedAsValue
+import eu.iamgio.quarkdown.util.IOUtils
 import java.io.File
-import kotlin.io.path.Path
 
 /**
  * `Data` stdlib module exporter.
@@ -37,13 +37,7 @@ internal fun file(
     requireExistance: Boolean = true,
 ): File {
     val workingDirectory = context.attachedPipeline?.options?.workingDirectory
-
-    val file =
-        if (workingDirectory != null && !Path(path).isAbsolute) {
-            File(workingDirectory, path)
-        } else {
-            File(path)
-        }
+    val file = IOUtils.resolvePath(path, workingDirectory)
 
     if (requireExistance && !file.exists()) {
         throw IllegalArgumentException("File $file does not exist.")