diff --git a/src/Plugin/Linkit/Matcher/EntityMatcher.php b/src/Plugin/Linkit/Matcher/EntityMatcher.php
index ec2894f..fa7e87f 100644
--- a/src/Plugin/Linkit/Matcher/EntityMatcher.php
+++ b/src/Plugin/Linkit/Matcher/EntityMatcher.php
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ class EntityMatcher extends ConfigurableMatcherBase {
    */
   protected function findEntityIdByUrl($user_input) {
     $options = [];
-    if (UrlHelper::isExternal($user_input) && UrlHelper::isValid($user_input)) {
+    if (UrlHelper::isExternal($user_input) && UrlHelper::isValid($user_input, TRUE)) {
       if (UrlHelper::externalIsLocal($user_input, \Drupal::request()->getSchemeAndHttpHost())) {
         // The link points to this domain. Make it relative so it can be
         // matched in Url::fromUserInput().