diff --git a/portal/setup-wizard.html b/portal/setup-wizard.html
index 4592f07..4b45044 100644
--- a/portal/setup-wizard.html
+++ b/portal/setup-wizard.html
@@ -1508,9 +1508,22 @@
         // Remove loading message and start conversation flow
         document.getElementById('conversation').innerHTML = '';
 
-        // Check if any items have imageUrl - if so, offer image upload matching
+        // Check if items have imageUrl - skip upload step if they're remote URLs (will be downloaded by saveWizard)
         const itemsWithImages = (config.extractedData.items || []).filter(item => item.imageUrl).length;
-        if (itemsWithImages > 0) {
+        const itemsWithRemoteImages = (config.extractedData.items || []).filter(item =>
+          item.imageUrl && (item.imageUrl.startsWith('http://') || item.imageUrl.startsWith('https://'))
+        ).length;
+
+        if (itemsWithRemoteImages > 0) {
+          // Items have remote image URLs - saveWizard will download them, skip upload step
+          console.log(`${itemsWithRemoteImages} items have remote image URLs - skipping upload step`);
+          if (config.businessId && config.menuId) {
+            showCategoriesStep();
+          } else {
+            showBusinessInfoStep();
+          }
+        } else if (itemsWithImages > 0) {
+          // Items have local image refs (Menu_files/) - show upload step
           showImageMatchingStep();
         } else if (config.businessId && config.menuId) {
           // In add-menu mode, skip business info and header