diff --git a/CommonClient.py b/CommonClient.py
index 122de476..911de422 100644
--- a/CommonClient.py
+++ b/CommonClient.py
@@ -1039,11 +1039,14 @@ def run_as_textclient(*args):
 
     if args.url:
         url = urllib.parse.urlparse(args.url)
-        args.connect = url.netloc
-        if url.username:
-            args.name = urllib.parse.unquote(url.username)
-        if url.password:
-            args.password = urllib.parse.unquote(url.password)
+        if url.scheme == "archipelago":
+            args.connect = url.netloc
+            if url.username:
+                args.name = urllib.parse.unquote(url.username)
+            if url.password:
+                args.password = urllib.parse.unquote(url.password)
+        else:
+            parser.error(f"bad url, found {args.url}, expected url in form of archipelago://archipelago.gg:38281")
 
     colorama.init()