diff --git a/typo3/sysext/linkvalidator/Classes/LinkAnalyzer.php b/typo3/sysext/linkvalidator/Classes/LinkAnalyzer.php
index 1ad18a6..5d9ca6a 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/linkvalidator/Classes/LinkAnalyzer.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/linkvalidator/Classes/LinkAnalyzer.php
@@ -245,6 +245,18 @@ class LinkAnalyzer {
 					$softRefObj = BackendUtility::softRefParserObj($spKey);
 					// If there is an object returned...
 					if (is_object($softRefObj)) {
+
+						if ($spKey == 'url') {
+							// May may need to fix the URL if it was created by a link wizard
+							if (!parse_url($valueField, PHP_URL_SCHEME)) {
+								$valueField = 'http://' . $valueField;
+							}
+							// We also need 'subst' to correctly validate URLs
+							if (!in_array('subst', $spParams)) {
+								$spParams[] = 'subst';
+							}
+						}
+
 						// Do processing
 						$resultArray = $softRefObj->findRef($table, $field, $idRecord, $valueField, $spKey, $spParams);
 						if (!empty($resultArray['elements'])) {