diff --git a/flytekit/clis/sdk_in_container/run.py b/flytekit/clis/sdk_in_container/run.py
index 6fece1e7d2..95533fb4d5 100644
--- a/flytekit/clis/sdk_in_container/run.py
+++ b/flytekit/clis/sdk_in_container/run.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def convert(
         self, value: typing.Any, param: typing.Optional[click.Parameter], ctx: typing.Optional[click.Context]
     ) -> typing.Any:
         if FileAccessProvider.is_remote(value):
-            return FileParam(filepath=value)
+            return FileParam(filepath=value, local=False)
         p = pathlib.Path(value)
         if p.exists() and p.is_file():
             return FileParam(filepath=str(p.resolve()))
diff --git a/tests/flytekit/unit/cli/pyflyte/test_run.py b/tests/flytekit/unit/cli/pyflyte/test_run.py
index 64681aea7e..34f28f00b6 100644
--- a/tests/flytekit/unit/cli/pyflyte/test_run.py
+++ b/tests/flytekit/unit/cli/pyflyte/test_run.py
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@
 from flytekit.clis.sdk_in_container import pyflyte
 from flytekit.clis.sdk_in_container.constants import CTX_CONFIG_FILE
 from flytekit.clis.sdk_in_container.helpers import FLYTE_REMOTE_INSTANCE_KEY
-from flytekit.clis.sdk_in_container.run import REMOTE_FLAG_KEY, RUN_LEVEL_PARAMS_KEY, get_entities_in_file, run_command
+from flytekit.clis.sdk_in_container.run import (
+    REMOTE_FLAG_KEY,
+    RUN_LEVEL_PARAMS_KEY,
+    FileParamType,
+    get_entities_in_file,
+    run_command,
+)
 from flytekit.configuration import Image, ImageConfig
 from flytekit.core.task import task
 
@@ -241,3 +247,11 @@ def check_image(*args, **kwargs):
     mock_remote.register_script.side_effect = check_image
 
     run_command(mock_click_ctx, a)()
+
+
+def test_file_param():
+    m = mock.MagicMock()
+    l = FileParamType().convert(__file__, m, m)
+    assert l.local
+    r = FileParamType().convert("https://tmp/file", m, m)
+    assert r.local is False