diff --git a/flareio/api_client.py b/flareio/api_client.py
index 62a4c2f..7c3f0aa 100644
--- a/flareio/api_client.py
+++ b/flareio/api_client.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from datetime import timedelta
 from flareio.exceptions import TokenError
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import typing as t
 
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ def _request(
         json: t.Optional[t.Dict[str, t.Any]] = None,
         headers: t.Optional[t.Dict[str, t.Any]] = None,
     ) -> requests.Response:
-        if not url.startswith("https://api.flare.io"):
+        if not urlparse(url).netloc == "api.flare.io":
             raise Exception(
                 "Please only use the client to access the api.flare.io domain."
             )