diff --git a/includes/fields/class-directorist-url-field.php b/includes/fields/class-directorist-url-field.php
index 4cc846082e..99d1acc30a 100644
--- a/includes/fields/class-directorist-url-field.php
+++ b/includes/fields/class-directorist-url-field.php
@@ -13,9 +13,15 @@ class Url_Field extends Base_Field {
     public $type = 'url';
 
     public function validate( $posted_data ) {
-        $value = $this->sanitize( $posted_data );
-
-        if ( ! wp_http_validate_url( $value ) ) {
+        $value      = $this->sanitize( $posted_data );
+        $parsed_url = wp_parse_url( $value );
+
+        if (
+            ! filter_var( $value, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL ) ||
+            false === $parsed_url ||
+            isset( $parsed_url['user'] ) ||
+            isset( $parsed_url['pass'] )
+        ) {
             $this->add_error( __( 'Invalid URL.', 'directorist' ) );
 
             return false;
@@ -30,7 +36,7 @@ public function sanitize( $posted_data ) {
             return $value;
         }
 
-        return esc_url_raw( $value );
+        return esc_url_raw( $value, [ 'http', 'https' ] );
     }
 }