diff --git a/code/modules/vchat/js/vchat.js b/code/modules/vchat/js/vchat.js
index ce47562670..94eb088cd8 100644
--- a/code/modules/vchat/js/vchat.js
+++ b/code/modules/vchat/js/vchat.js
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ function start_vue() {
 				}
 
 				newmessage.content = newmessage.content.replace(
-					/(\b(https?|ftp|file):\/\/[\-A-Z0-9+&@#\/%?=~_|!:,.;]*[\-A-Z09+&@#\/%=~_|])/img, //Honestly good luck with this regex ~Gear
+					/(\b(https?):\/\/[\-A-Z0-9+&@#\/%?=~_|!:,.;]*[\-A-Z09+&@#\/%=~_|])/img, //Honestly good luck with this regex ~Gear
 					'<a href="$1">$1</a>');
 
 				//Unread indicator and insertion into current tab shown messages if sensible