diff --git a/server/src/api/controllers/Contacts/Contacts.ts b/server/src/api/controllers/Contacts/Contacts.ts
index 312938242..3ea24623f 100644
--- a/server/src/api/controllers/Contacts/Contacts.ts
+++ b/server/src/api/controllers/Contacts/Contacts.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export default class ContactsController extends BaseController {
       check('display_name').exists().trim().escape(),
 
       check('email').optional({ nullable: true }).normalizeEmail().isEmail(),
-      check('website').optional().trim().escape(),
+      check('website').optional().trim().isURL(),
       check('work_phone').optional().trim().escape(),
       check('personal_phone').optional().trim().escape(),