diff --git a/libraries/src/Mail/MailTemplate.php b/libraries/src/Mail/MailTemplate.php
index 17bd3671c3bbb..c718d1daac197 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Mail/MailTemplate.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Mail/MailTemplate.php
@@ -328,8 +328,6 @@ public function send()
                 $htmlBody = nl2br($this->replaceTags(Text::_($mail->body), $plainData, true), false);
             }
 
-            $htmlBody = MailHelper::convertRelativeToAbsoluteUrls($htmlBody);
-
             if ($useLayout) {
                 // Add additional data to the layout template
                 $this->addLayoutTemplateData([
@@ -381,6 +379,8 @@ public function send()
                 $htmlBody = $this->replaceTags(Text::_($htmlBody), $this->data);
             }
 
+            $htmlBody = MailHelper::convertRelativeToAbsoluteUrls($htmlBody);
+
             $this->mailer->setBody($htmlBody);
         }