diff --git a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/TenantManagementService.java b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/TenantManagementService.java
index a6eaaf628..7075a2fce 100644
--- a/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/TenantManagementService.java
+++ b/persistence-service-v1/persistence-service-server-v1/src/main/java/com/iqser/red/service/peristence/v1/server/service/TenantManagementService.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.iqser.red.service.peristence.v1.server.service;
 
 import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.sql.Connection;
 import java.sql.DriverManager;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -133,6 +134,8 @@ public class TenantManagementService {
     private void validateJdbcUrl(String jdbcUrl) {
         // just create a URI object to check if the string is a valid URI
         new URI(jdbcUrl);
+        // same as above but with a URL object
+        new URL(jdbcUrl);
 
     }