diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 71f829b..4ac9544 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "androidtvremote2"
-version = "0.1.0"
+version = "0.1.1"
 license = {text = "Apache-2.0"}
 authors = [
     { name="tronikos", email="tronikos@gmail.com" },
diff --git a/src/androidtvremote2/androidtv_remote.py b/src/androidtvremote2/androidtv_remote.py
index 4897071..27f13c9 100644
--- a/src/androidtvremote2/androidtv_remote.py
+++ b/src/androidtvremote2/androidtv_remote.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from collections.abc import Callable
 import os
 import ssl
+from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 import aiofiles
 from cryptography import x509
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ def send_launch_app_command(self, app_link_or_app_id: str) -> None:
         if not self._remote_message_protocol:
             LOGGER.debug("Called send_launch_app_command after disconnect")
             raise ConnectionClosed("Called send_launch_app_command after disconnect")
-        prefix = "" if "://" in app_link_or_app_id else "market://launch?id="
+        prefix = "" if urlparse(app_link_or_app_id).scheme else "market://launch?id="
         self._remote_message_protocol.send_launch_app_command(
             f"{prefix}{app_link_or_app_id}"
         )