diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/backfill.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/backfill.ex
index 6b2373b01..8c54a0916 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/backfill.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/backfill.ex
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ def run(%{"url" => url, "url_hash" => url_hash} = args) do
         Logger.debug("Rich media error for #{url}: :content_type is #{type}")
         negative_cache(url_hash, :timer.minutes(30))
 
+      {:error, {:url, reason}} ->
+        Logger.debug("Rich media error for #{url}: refusing URL #{inspect(reason)}")
+        negative_cache(url_hash, :timer.minutes(180))
+
       e ->
         Logger.debug("Rich media error for #{url}: #{inspect(e)}")
         {:error, e}
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser.ex
index 7f6b5d388..7c5fed2bf 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser.ex
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ def parse(nil), do: nil
   @spec parse(String.t()) :: {:ok, map()} | {:error, any()}
   def parse(url) do
     with {_, true} <- {:config, @config_impl.get([:rich_media, :enabled])},
-         :ok <- validate_page_url(url),
+         {_, :ok} <- {:url, validate_page_url(url)},
          {:ok, data} <- parse_url(url) do
       data = Map.put(data, "url", url)
       {:ok, data}
     else
       {:config, _} -> {:error, :rich_media_disabled}
+      {:url, {:error, reason}} -> {:error, {:url, reason}}
       e -> e
     end
   end
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ defp clean_parsed_data(data) do
     |> Map.new()
   end
 
-  @spec validate_page_url(URI.t() | binary()) :: :ok | :error
+  @spec validate_page_url(URI.t() | binary()) :: :ok | {:error, term()}
   defp validate_page_url(page_url) when is_binary(page_url) do
     validate_tld = @config_impl.get([Pleroma.Formatter, :validate_tld])
 
@@ -74,20 +75,20 @@ defp validate_page_url(page_url) when is_binary(page_url) do
   defp validate_page_url(%URI{host: host, scheme: "https"}) do
     cond do
       Linkify.Parser.ip?(host) ->
-        :error
+        {:error, :ip}
 
       host in @config_impl.get([:rich_media, :ignore_hosts], []) ->
-        :error
+        {:error, :ignore_hosts}
 
       get_tld(host) in @config_impl.get([:rich_media, :ignore_tld], []) ->
-        :error
+        {:error, :ignore_tld}
 
       true ->
         :ok
     end
   end
 
-  defp validate_page_url(_), do: :error
+  defp validate_page_url(_), do: {:error, "scheme mismatch"}
 
   defp parse_uri(true, url) do
     url
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ defp parse_uri(true, url) do
     |> validate_page_url
   end
 
-  defp parse_uri(_, _), do: :error
+  defp parse_uri(_, _), do: {:error, "not an URL"}
 
   defp get_tld(host) do
     host
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser_test.exs
index a5f2563a2..bf7864aa7 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/rich_media/parser_test.exs
@@ -109,25 +109,40 @@ test "does a HEAD request to check if the body is html" do
 
   test "refuses to crawl incomplete URLs" do
     url = "example.com/ogp"
-    assert :error == Parser.parse(url)
+    assert {:error, {:url, "scheme mismatch"}} == Parser.parse(url)
+  end
+
+  test "refuses to crawl plain HTTP and other scheme URL" do
+    [
+      "http://example.com/ogp",
+      "ftp://example.org/dist/"
+    ]
+    |> Enum.each(fn url ->
+      res = Parser.parse(url)
+
+      assert {:error, {:url, "scheme mismatch"}} == res or
+               {:error, {:url, "not an URL"}} == res
+    end)
   end
 
   test "refuses to crawl malformed URLs" do
     url = "example.com[]/ogp"
-    assert :error == Parser.parse(url)
+    assert {:error, {:url, "not an URL"}} == Parser.parse(url)
   end
 
   test "refuses to crawl URLs of private network from posts" do
     [
-      "http://127.0.0.1:4000/notice/9kCP7VNyPJXFOXDrgO",
+      "https://127.0.0.1:4000/notice/9kCP7VNyPJXFOXDrgO",
       "https://10.111.10.1/notice/9kCP7V",
       "https://172.16.32.40/notice/9kCP7V",
-      "https://192.168.10.40/notice/9kCP7V",
-      "https://pleroma.local/notice/9kCP7V"
+      "https://192.168.10.40/notice/9kCP7V"
     ]
     |> Enum.each(fn url ->
-      assert :error == Parser.parse(url)
+      assert {:error, {:url, :ip}} == Parser.parse(url)
     end)
+
+    url = "https://pleroma.local/notice/9kCP7V"
+    assert {:error, {:url, :ignore_tld}} == Parser.parse(url)
   end
 
   test "returns error when disabled" do