diff --git a/src/containers/import-modal.jsx b/src/containers/import-modal.jsx
index 1c2ddbefbb4639cec62cbf37fc7ceae33a45dbc8..0731098f1563c2fda54258c807babc0872ee4638 100644
--- a/src/containers/import-modal.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/import-modal.jsx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class ImportModal extends React.Component {
         this.setState({inputValue: e.target.value, hasValidationError: false});
     }
     validate (input) {
-        const urlMatches = input.match(/^(?:https:\/\/)?scratch\.mit\.edu\/projects\/(\d+)/);
+        const urlMatches = input.match(/^(?:https?:\/\/)?scratch\.mit\.edu\/projects\/(\d+)/);
         if (urlMatches && urlMatches.length > 0) {
             return urlMatches[1];
         }