diff --git a/zxing.appspot.com/generator/src/com/google/zxing/web/generator/client/GeoLocationGenerator.java b/zxing.appspot.com/generator/src/com/google/zxing/web/generator/client/GeoLocationGenerator.java
index 724a7e05f..62b19722e 100644
--- a/zxing.appspot.com/generator/src/com/google/zxing/web/generator/client/GeoLocationGenerator.java
+++ b/zxing.appspot.com/generator/src/com/google/zxing/web/generator/client/GeoLocationGenerator.java
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ public class GeoLocationGenerator implements GeneratorSource, ChangeListener {
 
   protected void fillWithMaps() {
     String link = mapsLink.getText();
-    if (!link.matches("http://maps.google.com/.*")) {
+    if (!link.startsWith("http://maps.google.")) {
       return;
     }
     String q = "";