diff --git a/api/admin.php b/api/admin.php
index 423ef4c67..1e2a99ef9 100644
--- a/api/admin.php
+++ b/api/admin.php
@@ -259,32 +259,32 @@
 
     if ($newConfig['picture']['take_frame'] && $newConfig['picture']['frame'] === '') {
         $newConfig['picture']['take_frame'] = false;
-        $logger->debug('set picture.frame empty', [$newConfig['picture']['frame']]);
+        $logger->debug('Picture frame empty. Disabled picture frame.');
     }
 
     if ($newConfig['collage']['take_frame'] && $newConfig['collage']['frame'] === '') {
         $newConfig['collage']['take_frame'] = false;
-        $logger->debug('collage.frame empty', [$newConfig['collage']['frame']]);
+        $logger->debug('Collage frame empty. Disabled collage frame.');
     }
 
     if ($newConfig['print']['print_frame'] && $newConfig['print']['frame'] === '') {
         $newConfig['print']['print_frame'] = false;
-        $logger->debug('print.frame empty', [$newConfig['print']['frame']]);
+        $logger->debug('Print frame empty. Disabled frame on print.');
     }
 
-    if ($newConfig['textonpicture']['enabled'] && ($newConfig['textonpicture']['font'] === '' || !file_exists(PathUtility::getAbsolutePath($newConfig['textonpicture']['font'])))) {
+    if ($newConfig['textonpicture']['enabled'] && $newConfig['textonpicture']['font'] === '') {
         $newConfig['textonpicture']['enabled'] = false;
-        $logger->debug('Picture font does not exist or is empty. Disabled text on picture. Note: Must be an absoloute path.', [$newConfig['textonpicture']['font']]);
+        $logger->debug('Picture font is empty. Disabled text on picture.');
     }
 
-    if ($newConfig['textoncollage']['enabled'] && ($newConfig['textoncollage']['font'] === '' || !file_exists(PathUtility::getAbsolutePath($newConfig['textoncollage']['font'])))) {
+    if ($newConfig['textoncollage']['enabled'] && $newConfig['textoncollage']['font'] === '') {
         $newConfig['textoncollage']['enabled'] = false;
-        $logger->debug('Collage font does not exist or is empty. Disabled text on picture. Note: Must be an absoloute path.', [$newConfig['textoncollage']['font']]);
+        $logger->debug('Collage font is empty. Disabled text on picture.');
     }
 
-    if ($newConfig['textonprint']['enabled'] && ($newConfig['textonprint']['font'] === '' || !file_exists(PathUtility::getAbsolutePath($newConfig['textonprint']['font'])))) {
+    if ($newConfig['textonprint']['enabled'] && $newConfig['textonprint']['font'] === '') {
         $newConfig['textonprint']['enabled'] = false;
-        $logger->debug('Print font does not exist or is empty. Disabled text on print. Note: Must be an absoloute path.', [$newConfig['textonprint']['font']]);
+        $logger->debug('Print font is empty. Disabled text on print.');
     }
 
     if ($newConfig['logo']['enabled']) {
diff --git a/src/Image.php b/src/Image.php
index 12e8a0063..b5fe5c49e 100644
--- a/src/Image.php
+++ b/src/Image.php
@@ -361,8 +361,10 @@ public function createFromImage(string $image): GdImage|false
                 parse_str(parse_url($image)['query'] ?? '', $query);
                 $path = is_array($query['dir']) ? $query['dir']['0'] : $query['dir'];
                 $image = ImageUtility::getRandomImageFromPath($path);
-            } elseif (PathUtility::isAbsolutePath(PathUtility::getAbsolutePath($image))) {
-                $image = PathUtility::getAbsolutePath($image);
+            }
+
+            if (!file_exists($image)) {
+                $image = PathUtility::resolveFilePath($image);
             }
 
             $resource = imagecreatefromstring((string)file_get_contents($image));
@@ -723,11 +725,13 @@ public function applyFrame(GdImage $sourceResource): GdImage
     public function applyText(GdImage $sourceResource): GdImage
     {
         try {
+            $fontPath = PathUtility::getAbsolutePath($this->fontPath);
+            $tempFontPath = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/tempfont.ttf';
+            $isTempFont = false;
             $fontSize = $this->fontSize;
             $fontRotation = $this->fontRotation;
             $fontLocationX = $this->fontLocationX;
             $fontLocationY = $this->fontLocationY;
-            $fontPath = PathUtility::getAbsolutePath($this->fontPath);
             $textLineSpacing = $this->textLineSpacing;
             // Convert hex color string to RGB values
             $colorComponents = self::getColorComponents($this->fontColor);
@@ -736,17 +740,22 @@ public function applyText(GdImage $sourceResource): GdImage
             // Allocate color and set font
             $color = intval(imagecolorallocate($sourceResource, $r, $g, $b));
 
-            $localFontPath = $fontPath;
-            $tempFontPath = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/tempfont.ttf';
-            if (PathUtility::isUrl($fontPath)) {
-                $font = file_get_contents($fontPath);
-                file_put_contents($tempFontPath, $font);
-                $localFontPath = $tempFontPath;
+            if (PathUtility::isUrl($this->fontPath)) {
+                $font = @file_get_contents($this->fontPath);
+
+                if ($font === false) {
+                    throw new \Exception('Failed to download font from: ' . $this->fontPath);
+                }
+                file_put_contents($tempFontPath, $this->fontPath);
+                $fontPath = $tempFontPath;
+                $isTempFont = true;
+            } else {
+                $fontPath = PathUtility::resolveFilePath($this->fontPath);
             }
 
             // Add first line of text
             if (!empty($this->textLine1)) {
-                if (!imagettftext($sourceResource, $fontSize, $fontRotation, $fontLocationX, $fontLocationY, $color, $localFontPath, $this->textLine1)) {
+                if (!imagettftext($sourceResource, $fontSize, $fontRotation, $fontLocationX, $fontLocationY, $color, $fontPath, $this->textLine1)) {
                     throw new \Exception('Could not add first line of text to resource.');
                 }
             }
@@ -755,7 +764,7 @@ public function applyText(GdImage $sourceResource): GdImage
             if (!empty($this->textLine2)) {
                 $line2Y = $fontRotation < 45 && $fontRotation > -45 ? $fontLocationY + $textLineSpacing : $fontLocationY;
                 $line2X = $fontRotation < 45 && $fontRotation > -45 ? $fontLocationX : $fontLocationX + $textLineSpacing;
-                if (!imagettftext($sourceResource, $fontSize, $fontRotation, $line2X, $line2Y, $color, $localFontPath, $this->textLine2)) {
+                if (!imagettftext($sourceResource, $fontSize, $fontRotation, $line2X, $line2Y, $color, $fontPath, $this->textLine2)) {
                     throw new \Exception('Could not add second line of text to resource.');
                 }
             }
@@ -764,13 +773,15 @@ public function applyText(GdImage $sourceResource): GdImage
             if (!empty($this->textLine3)) {
                 $line3Y = $fontRotation < 45 && $fontRotation > -45 ? $fontLocationY + $textLineSpacing * 2 : $fontLocationY;
                 $line3X = $fontRotation < 45 && $fontRotation > -45 ? $fontLocationX : $fontLocationX + $textLineSpacing * 2;
-                if (!imagettftext($sourceResource, $fontSize, $fontRotation, $line3X, $line3Y, $color, $localFontPath, $this->textLine3)) {
+                if (!imagettftext($sourceResource, $fontSize, $fontRotation, $line3X, $line3Y, $color, $fontPath, $this->textLine3)) {
                     throw new \Exception('Could not add third line of text to resource.');
                 }
             }
 
-            if ($localFontPath !== $fontPath) {
-                unlink($tempFontPath);
+            if ($isTempFont && file_exists($tempFontPath)) {
+                if (!unlink($tempFontPath)) {
+                    $this->addErrorData('Failed to delete tmp font: ' . $tempFontPath);
+                }
             }
             $this->imageModified = true;
             // Return resource with text applied
diff --git a/src/Utility/FontUtility.php b/src/Utility/FontUtility.php
index ee4b7e651..1a9a37cbc 100644
--- a/src/Utility/FontUtility.php
+++ b/src/Utility/FontUtility.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public static function getFontPreviewImage(
         ],
         array $attributes = [],
     ): string {
-        $absoluteFontPath = PathUtility::getAbsolutePath($fontPath);
+        $absoluteFontPath = PathUtility::resolveFilePath($fontPath);
         $lineHeight = (int) round($fontSize * 1.5);
 
         $image = imagecreatetruecolor($width, $height);
diff --git a/src/Utility/PathUtility.php b/src/Utility/PathUtility.php
index a6f5d61de..ee30bc595 100644
--- a/src/Utility/PathUtility.php
+++ b/src/Utility/PathUtility.php
@@ -86,4 +86,27 @@ public static function fixFilePath(string $path): string
     {
         return str_replace(['\\', '//'], '/', $path);
     }
+
+    public static function resolveFilePath(string $filePath): string
+    {
+        if (self::isUrl($filePath)) {
+            return $filePath;
+        }
+
+        $absolutePath = self::isAbsolutePath($filePath) ? $filePath : self::getAbsolutePath($filePath);
+        if (file_exists($absolutePath)) {
+            return $absolutePath;
+        }
+
+        $altPath1 = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . $filePath;
+        $altPath2 = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/' . $filePath;
+
+        if (file_exists($altPath1)) {
+            return $altPath1;
+        } elseif (file_exists($altPath2)) {
+            return $altPath2;
+        }
+
+        throw new \Exception('File not found: ' . $filePath);
+    }
 }