diff --git a/src/spikeinterface/core/core_tools.py b/src/spikeinterface/core/core_tools.py
index b5ee518208..db4e94b70c 100644
--- a/src/spikeinterface/core/core_tools.py
+++ b/src/spikeinterface/core/core_tools.py
@@ -777,7 +777,8 @@ def is_path_remote(path: str | Path) -> bool:
     is_remote: bool
         Whether the path is a remote path.
     """
-    return "s3://" in str(path) or "gcs://" in str(path)
+    remote_schemes = ("s3://", "gcs://", "http://", "https://")
+    return any(scheme in str(path) for scheme in remote_schemes)
 
 
 def ms_to_samples(ms: float, sampling_frequency: float) -> int:
diff --git a/src/spikeinterface/sorters/container_tools.py b/src/spikeinterface/sorters/container_tools.py
index b08cd8d60e..a75ca57be7 100644
--- a/src/spikeinterface/sorters/container_tools.py
+++ b/src/spikeinterface/sorters/container_tools.py
@@ -8,14 +8,19 @@
 # TODO move this inside functions
 
 
-from spikeinterface.core.core_tools import recursive_path_modifier, _get_paths_list
+from spikeinterface.core.core_tools import recursive_path_modifier, _get_paths_list, is_path_remote
 
 
 def find_recording_folders(d):
     """Finds all recording folders 'paths' in a dict"""
 
     path_list = _get_paths_list(d=d)
-    folders_to_mount = [Path(p).resolve().parent for p in path_list]
+    # Remote paths (URLs) are read over the network from inside the container, so there is nothing
+    # to mount for them.
+    local_path_list = [p for p in path_list if not is_path_remote(p)]
+    folders_to_mount = [Path(p).resolve().parent for p in local_path_list]
+    if len(folders_to_mount) == 0:
+        return []
 
     try:  # this will fail if on different drives (Windows)
         base_folders_to_mount = [Path(os.path.commonpath(folders_to_mount))]
diff --git a/src/spikeinterface/sorters/tests/test_container_tools.py b/src/spikeinterface/sorters/tests/test_container_tools.py
index 606fe9940e..2f3b176cc5 100644
--- a/src/spikeinterface/sorters/tests/test_container_tools.py
+++ b/src/spikeinterface/sorters/tests/test_container_tools.py
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ def test_find_recording_folders(setup_module):
         assert len(f3) == 3
 
 
+def test_find_recording_folders_skips_remote_paths(tmp_path):
+    """A remote path is read from inside the container, so it is not mounted (GH-2370)."""
+    recording_dict = {"kwargs": {"file_paths": [str(tmp_path / "recording.bin"), "s3://bucket/recording.zarr"]}}
+    assert find_recording_folders(recording_dict) == [tmp_path.resolve()]
+
+
 @pytest.mark.skipif(ON_GITHUB, reason="Docker tests don't run on github: test locally")
 def test_ContainerClient():
     mode = "docker"