diff --git a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
index a5a56c2d46e..d66002ef2dc 100644
--- a/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
+++ b/addons/web/static/src/js/view_form.js
@@ -2835,10 +2835,10 @@ openerp.web.form.FieldEmailReadonly = openerp.web.form.FieldURIReadonly.extend({
 });
 openerp.web.form.FieldUrlReadonly = openerp.web.form.FieldURIReadonly.extend({
     set_value: function (value) {
-        var s = /(\w+):(\.+)/.match(value);
-        if (!(s[0] === 'http' || s[0] === 'https')) { return; }
-        this.scheme = s[0];
-        this._super(s[1]);
+        var s = /(\w+):(.+)/.exec(value);
+        if (!s || !(s[1] === 'http' || s[1] === 'https')) { return; }
+        this.scheme = s[1];
+        this._super(s[2]);
     }
 });
 openerp.web.form.FieldBooleanReadonly = openerp.web.form.FieldCharReadonly.extend({