diff --git a/volatility3/framework/symbols/windows/pdbconv.py b/volatility3/framework/symbols/windows/pdbconv.py
index 5db2e9137..a9ce87551 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/symbols/windows/pdbconv.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/symbols/windows/pdbconv.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import json
 import logging
 import lzma
 import os
+import urllib
 from bisect import bisect
 from typing import Tuple, Dict, Any, Optional, Union, List
 from urllib import request, error, parse
@@ -998,7 +999,8 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     filename = None
     if args.guid is not None and args.pattern is not None:
         filename = PdbRetreiver().retreive_pdb(guid = args.guid, file_name = args.pattern, progress_callback = pg_cb)
-        delfile = True
+        if urllib.parse.urlparse(filename, 'file').scheme == 'file':
+            delfile = True
     elif args.file:
         filename = args.file
     else: