diff --git a/src/files-regular/add-from-url.js b/src/files-regular/add-from-url.js
index 49bb5119c..87d3e530d 100644
--- a/src/files-regular/add-from-url.js
+++ b/src/files-regular/add-from-url.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ module.exports = (createCommon, options) => {
     })
 
     it('should not add from an invalid url', (done) => {
-      ipfs.addFromURL('http://invalid', (err, result) => {
+      ipfs.addFromURL('123http://invalid', (err, result) => {
         expect(err).to.exist()
         expect(result).to.not.exist()
         done()