diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
index 19448063cd..1939e6401a 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ bool AddressManager::handleUrl(const QUrl& lookupUrlIn, LookupTrigger trigger) {
     if (lookupUrl.scheme() == URL_SCHEME_HIFI) {
         if (lookupUrl.host().isEmpty()) {
             // this was in the form hifi:/somewhere or hifi:somewhere.  Fix it by making it hifi://somewhere
-            static const QRegExp HIFI_SCHEME_REGEX = QRegExp(URL_SCHEME_HIFI + ":\\/?", Qt::CaseInsensitive);
+            static const QRegExp HIFI_SCHEME_REGEX = QRegExp(URL_SCHEME_HIFI + ":\\/{0,2}", Qt::CaseInsensitive);
             lookupUrl = QUrl(lookupUrl.toString().replace(HIFI_SCHEME_REGEX, URL_SCHEME_HIFI + "://"));
         }