diff --git a/lib/BIP21.js b/lib/BIP21.js
index 3ac023b..9253f1a 100644
--- a/lib/BIP21.js
+++ b/lib/BIP21.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ 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) {