diff --git a/index/resolver.go b/index/resolver.go
index 5006b009..45916e46 100644
--- a/index/resolver.go
+++ b/index/resolver.go
@@ -393,33 +393,38 @@ func (resolver *Resolver) extractRelatives(ref *Reference, node, parent *yaml.No
 					definition = fmt.Sprintf("#/%s", exp[1])
 					if exp[0] != "" {
 
-						if strings.HasPrefix(ref.FullDefinition, "http") {
+						if strings.HasPrefix(exp[0], "http") {
+							fullDef = value
+						} else {
 
-							// split the http URI into parts
-							httpExp := strings.Split(ref.FullDefinition, "#/")
+							if strings.HasPrefix(ref.FullDefinition, "http") {
 
-							u, _ := url.Parse(httpExp[0])
-							abs, _ := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(u.Path), exp[0]))
-							u.Path = abs
-							u.Fragment = ""
-							fullDef = fmt.Sprintf("%s#/%s", u.String(), exp[1])
+								// split the http URI into parts
+								httpExp := strings.Split(ref.FullDefinition, "#/")
 
-						} else {
-
-							if filepath.IsAbs(exp[0]) {
-								fullDef = value
+								u, _ := url.Parse(httpExp[0])
+								abs, _ := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(u.Path), exp[0]))
+								u.Path = abs
+								u.Fragment = ""
+								fullDef = fmt.Sprintf("%s#/%s", u.String(), exp[1])
 
 							} else {
 
-								// split the referring ref full def into parts
-								fileDef := strings.Split(ref.FullDefinition, "#/")
+								if filepath.IsAbs(exp[0]) {
+									fullDef = value
 
-								// extract the location of the ref and build a full def path.
-								abs, _ := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(fileDef[0]), exp[0]))
-								fullDef = fmt.Sprintf("%s#/%s", abs, exp[1])
+								} else {
 
-							}
+									// split the referring ref full def into parts
+									fileDef := strings.Split(ref.FullDefinition, "#/")
 
+									// extract the location of the ref and build a full def path.
+									abs, _ := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(fileDef[0]), exp[0]))
+									fullDef = fmt.Sprintf("%s#/%s", abs, exp[1])
+
+								}
+
+							}
 						}
 					} else {
 
@@ -606,7 +611,7 @@ func (resolver *Resolver) extractRelatives(ref *Reference, node, parent *yaml.No
 													}
 												}
 											} else {
-												panic("mummmmma mia")
+												def = l
 											}
 
 										} else {
@@ -648,7 +653,6 @@ func (resolver *Resolver) extractRelatives(ref *Reference, node, parent *yaml.No
 												}
 											}
 										}
-										//panic("oh no")
 									}
 
 									mappedRefs, _ := resolver.specIndex.SearchIndexForReference(def)
diff --git a/index/rolodex_test.go b/index/rolodex_test.go
index e65b4a07..f9c1c8d7 100644
--- a/index/rolodex_test.go
+++ b/index/rolodex_test.go
@@ -327,6 +327,96 @@ func test_rolodexDeepRefServer(a, b, c []byte) *httptest.Server {
 	}))
 }
 
+func TestRolodex_IndexCircularLookup_PolyHttpOnly(t *testing.T) {
+
+	second := `openapi: 3.1.0
+components:
+  schemas:
+    CircleTest:
+      type: "object"
+      properties:
+        name:
+          type: "string"
+        children:
+          type: "object"
+          anyOf:
+            - $ref: "https://kjahsdkjahdkjashdas.com/first.yaml#/components/schemas/StartTest"
+      required:
+        - "name"
+        - "children"`
+
+	first := `openapi: 3.1.0
+components:
+  schemas:
+    StartTest:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - muffins
+      properties:
+        muffins:
+         type: object
+         anyOf:
+           - $ref: "https://kjahsdkjahdkjashdas.com/second.yaml#/components/schemas/CircleTest"`
+
+	var rootNode yaml.Node
+	_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(first), &rootNode)
+
+	cf := CreateOpenAPIIndexConfig()
+	cf.IgnorePolymorphicCircularReferences = true
+	rolodex := NewRolodex(cf)
+
+	srv := test_rolodexDeepRefServer([]byte(first), []byte(second), nil)
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	u, _ := url.Parse(srv.URL)
+	cf.BaseURL = u
+	remoteFS, rErr := NewRemoteFSWithConfig(cf)
+	assert.NoError(t, rErr)
+
+	rolodex.AddRemoteFS(srv.URL, remoteFS)
+	rolodex.SetRootNode(&rootNode)
+
+	err := rolodex.IndexTheRolodex()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, rolodex.GetCaughtErrors(), 0)
+
+	// should only be a single loop.
+	assert.Len(t, rolodex.GetIgnoredCircularReferences(), 1)
+}
+
+func TestRolodex_IndexCircularLookup_LookupHttpNoBaseURL(t *testing.T) {
+
+	first := `openapi: 3.1.0
+components:
+  schemas:
+    StartTest:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - muffins
+      properties:
+        muffins:
+         type: object
+         anyOf:
+           - $ref: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pb33f/libopenapi/main/test_specs/circular-tests.yaml#/components/schemas/One"`
+
+	var rootNode yaml.Node
+	_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(first), &rootNode)
+
+	cf := CreateOpenAPIIndexConfig()
+	cf.IgnorePolymorphicCircularReferences = true
+	rolodex := NewRolodex(cf)
+
+	remoteFS, rErr := NewRemoteFSWithConfig(cf)
+	assert.NoError(t, rErr)
+
+	rolodex.AddRemoteFS("", remoteFS)
+	rolodex.SetRootNode(&rootNode)
+
+	err := rolodex.IndexTheRolodex()
+	assert.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Len(t, rolodex.GetCaughtErrors(), 1)
+}
+
 func TestRolodex_IndexCircularLookup_ignorePoly(t *testing.T) {
 
 	spinny := `openapi: 3.1.0
@@ -350,7 +440,6 @@ components:
 	_ = yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(spinny), &rootNode)
 
 	cf := CreateOpenAPIIndexConfig()
-	//cf.IgnoreArrayCircularReferences = true
 	cf.IgnorePolymorphicCircularReferences = true
 	rolodex := NewRolodex(cf)
 	rolodex.SetRootNode(&rootNode)