diff --git a/src/messages/messagebuilder.cpp b/src/messages/messagebuilder.cpp
index 9a6ff88eb..e4d85e6fb 100644
--- a/src/messages/messagebuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/messages/messagebuilder.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ QString MessageBuilder::matchLink(const QString &string)
 {
     const QString urlRegExp = "^"
     // protocol identifier
-    "(?:(?:https?|ftp)://)"
+    "(?:(?:https?|ftp)://)?"
     // user:pass authentication
     "(?:\\S+(?::\\S*)?@)?"
     "(?:"