diff --git a/www/extras/addHTTP.js b/www/extras/addHTTP.js
index 891577a4b..7e3785925 100644
--- a/www/extras/addHTTP.js
+++ b/www/extras/addHTTP.js
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 function addHTTP(element) {
-	if (!element.value.match(":") && !element.value.match("\^") && element.value.match(/\.\w+/)) { 
-		element.value = "http://"+element.value
-	}
+   if (!element.value.match("http://")) {
+	element.value = "http://"+element.value;
+   }
+   if (!element.value.match(/^http:\/\/.+\..+/)){
+	alert("This is not a valid url. Please check if it is correct.");
+   }
 }
-
-