diff --git a/src/containers/shared/components/DomainLink.tsx b/src/containers/shared/components/DomainLink.tsx
index 1d6231e13..a43600595 100644
--- a/src/containers/shared/components/DomainLink.tsx
+++ b/src/containers/shared/components/DomainLink.tsx
@@ -7,16 +7,19 @@ export interface Props {
   domain: string
 }
 
+// Matches a protocol (e.g. 'http://' or 'https://') at the start of a string.
+const protocolRegex = /^([a-z][a-z0-9+\-.]*):\/\//
+
 const DomainLink = (props: Props) => {
   const { className, decode = false, domain } = props
 
   // If decode is true, decode the domain
   const decodedDomain = decode ? decodeHex(domain) : domain
 
-  // Check if the decodedDomain contains a protocol (http:// or https://)
-  const domainHasProtocol = decodedDomain.match(/^([a-z][a-z0-9+\-.]*):\/\//)
+  // Use the test method to check for the protocol
+  const domainHasProtocol = protocolRegex.test(decodedDomain)
 
-  // if the decodedDomain already has a protocol, use it; oitherwise, add 'https://'
+  // If decoded domain does not have a protocol, add one ; otherwise, don't
   const href = domainHasProtocol ? decodedDomain : `https://${decodedDomain}`
 
   return (