diff --git a/tabby-linkifier/src/api.ts b/tabby-linkifier/src/api.ts
index 05b1a768..f42c327b 100644
--- a/tabby-linkifier/src/api.ts
+++ b/tabby-linkifier/src/api.ts
@@ -13,4 +13,12 @@ export abstract class LinkHandler {
     }
 
     abstract handle (uri: string, tab?: BaseTerminalTabComponent<any>): void
+
+    private _fullMatchRegex: RegExp | null = null
+    get fullMatchRegex (): RegExp {
+        if (!this._fullMatchRegex) {
+            this._fullMatchRegex = new RegExp(`^${this.regex.source}$`)
+        }
+        return this._fullMatchRegex
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tabby-linkifier/src/decorator.ts b/tabby-linkifier/src/decorator.ts
index 4c16b1e6..50ae8a57 100644
--- a/tabby-linkifier/src/decorator.ts
+++ b/tabby-linkifier/src/decorator.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class LinkHighlighterDecorator extends TerminalDecorator {
 
         const openLink = async uri => {
             for (const handler of this.handlers) {
-                if (!handler.regex.test(uri)) {
+                if (!handler.fullMatchRegex.test(uri)) {
                     continue
                 }
                 if (!await handler.verify(await handler.convert(uri, tab), tab)) {