diff --git a/mod/profiles.php b/mod/profiles.php
index ad1f9a3512..65c329af1c 100644
--- a/mod/profiles.php
+++ b/mod/profiles.php
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ function profiles_post(&$a) {
 
 		$sexual = notags(trim($_POST['sexual']));
 		$homepage = notags(trim($_POST['homepage']));
-		if (strpos($homepage, 'http') === false) {
+		if (strpos($homepage, 'http') !== 0) {
 		    // neither http nor https in URL, add them
 		    $homepage = 'http://'.$homepage;
 		}