diff --git a/changedomain.sh b/changedomain.sh
index 3f523d8..d492ec9 100755
--- a/changedomain.sh
+++ b/changedomain.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 . /etc/profile.d/btcpay-env.sh
 
 export NEW_HOST="$1"
+
+if [[ "$NEW_HOST" == https:* ]] || [[ "$NEW_HOST" == http:* ]]; then
+echo "The domain should not start by http: or https:"
+else
 export OLD_HOST=`cat $BTCPAY_ENV_FILE | sed -n 's/^BTCPAY_HOST=\(.*\)$/\1/p'`
 echo "Changing domain from \"$OLD_HOST\" to \"$NEW_HOST\""
 
@@ -16,4 +20,5 @@ echo "BTCPAY_HOST=$BTCPAY_HOST" >> $BTCPAY_ENV_FILE
 echo "ACME_CA_URI=$ACME_CA_URI" >> $BTCPAY_ENV_FILE
 
 cd "`dirname $BTCPAY_ENV_FILE`"
-docker-compose -f "$BTCPAY_DOCKER_COMPOSE" up -d
\ No newline at end of file
+docker-compose -f "$BTCPAY_DOCKER_COMPOSE" up -d
+fi