diff --git a/lib/BIP21.js b/lib/BIP21.js
index 3ac023b..acdb445 100644
--- a/lib/BIP21.js
+++ b/lib/BIP21.js
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ BIP21.prototype.parse = function(uri) {
   }
 
   // workaround to host insensitiveness
-  var group = uri.match('[^:]*:/?/?([^?]*)');
+  var group = /[^:]*:/?/?([^?]*)/.exec(uri);
   this.setAddress(group && group[1]);
 
   for (var arg in info.query) {
     var val = info.query[arg];
-    if (arg == 'amount') val = Number(val);
+    if (arg === 'amount') val = Number(val);
+    if (arg === 'r') this.data.merchant = val;
     this.data[arg] = val;
   }
 }