diff --git a/laravel/validator.php b/laravel/validator.php
index 968e94b7..3bc4d703 100644
--- a/laravel/validator.php
+++ b/laravel/validator.php
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ protected function validate_active_url($attribute, $value)
 	{
 		$url = str_replace(array('http://', 'https://', 'ftp://'), '', Str::lower($value));
 
-		return checkdnsrr($url);
+		return (trim($url) !== '') ? checkdnsrr($url) : false;
 	}
 
 	/**