diff --git a/spacy/orth.pyx b/spacy/orth.pyx
index 6ffac839b..ca4bbd9ba 100644
--- a/spacy/orth.pyx
+++ b/spacy/orth.pyx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ TLDs = set("com|org|edu|gov|net|mil|aero|asia|biz|cat|coop|info|int|jobs|mobi|mu
 cpdef bint like_url(unicode string):
     # We're looking for things that function in text like URLs. So, valid URL
     # or not, anything they say http:// is going to be good.
-    if string.startswith('http://'):
+    if string.startswith('http://') or string.startswith('https://'):
         return True
     elif string.startswith('www.') and len(string) >= 5:
         return True