diff --git a/scripts/check-manifests.sh b/scripts/check-manifests.sh
index 131f75f..bdea23c 100755
--- a/scripts/check-manifests.sh
+++ b/scripts/check-manifests.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ plugin_count=$(jq '.plugins | length' "$MARKETPLACE")
 
 for ((i = 0; i < plugin_count; i++)); do
   name=$(jq -r ".plugins[$i].name" "$MARKETPLACE")
+  source_type=$(jq -r ".plugins[$i].source | type" "$MARKETPLACE")
+
+  # Remote sources (github, git, npm objects) have no local directory to check
+  if [[ "$source_type" != "string" ]]; then
+    continue
+  fi
+
   source=$(jq -r ".plugins[$i].source" "$MARKETPLACE")
   source="${source#./}"
   plugin_dir="$REPO_ROOT/$source"