diff --git a/request.js b/request.js
index e1679f0a1..e15028809 100644
--- a/request.js
+++ b/request.js
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ Request.prototype.init = function (options) {
       return self.emit('error', new Error('options.uri must be a string when using options.baseUrl'))
     }
 
-    if (self.uri.indexOf('//') === 0 || self.uri.indexOf('://') !== -1) {
+    if (self.uri.indexOf('//') === 0 || self.uri.match(/^[a-zA-Z][a-zA-Z0-9+.-]*:\/\//)) {
       return self.emit('error', new Error('options.uri must be a path when using options.baseUrl'))
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/test-baseUrl.js b/tests/test-baseUrl.js
index a9a5e1378..24ba3f7f3 100644
--- a/tests/test-baseUrl.js
+++ b/tests/test-baseUrl.js
@@ -131,3 +131,12 @@ tape('error on baseUrl and uri with scheme-relative url', function (t) {
     t.end()
   })
 })
+
+tape('no error when scheme occurs later in path', function (t) {
+  request('/login?next=http://yourhome.com', {
+    baseUrl: s.url + '/path/'
+  }, function (err, resp, body) {
+    t.equal(err, null)
+    t.end()
+  })
+})