diff --git a/modules/internal/helpers.js b/modules/internal/helpers.js
index a493ec47..c2a405c5 100644
--- a/modules/internal/helpers.js
+++ b/modules/internal/helpers.js
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ helpers.normalizeDomain = function (domain) {
 
 helpers.extractDomainFromUrl = function (url = '', normalize) {
 
-    if (!url.startsWith('http')) {
+    if (/^(?!(http[s]?|file):\/\/).*/.test(url)) {
         return null;
     }