diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3c6d4bb4..223c980c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@erc725/erc725.js",
-  "version": "0.27.2",
+  "version": "0.27.3",
   "description": "Library to interact with ERC725 smart contracts",
   "main": "build/main/src/index.js",
   "typings": "build/main/src/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/src/lib/utils.ts b/src/lib/utils.ts
index 66b8eddf..d156d564 100644
--- a/src/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/src/lib/utils.ts
@@ -613,7 +613,9 @@ export function patchIPFSUrlsIfApplicable(
   receivedData: URLDataWithHash,
   ipfsGateway: string,
 ): URLDataWithHash {
-  if (receivedData?.url?.indexOf('ipfs://') !== -1) {
+  // Only map URL if it's indeed an ipfs:// URL and ignore if it's a data:// URL with JSON
+  // possibly containing an IPFS URL inside of the JSON data.
+  if (receivedData?.url?.startsWith('ipfs://')) {
     return {
       ...receivedData,
       url: receivedData.url.replace('ipfs://', ipfsGateway),