diff --git a/PolygonClientUtilities/RobloxMFCHooks.cpp b/PolygonClientUtilities/RobloxMFCHooks.cpp
index e2ae5a2..1d79a43 100644
--- a/PolygonClientUtilities/RobloxMFCHooks.cpp
+++ b/PolygonClientUtilities/RobloxMFCHooks.cpp
@@ -39,11 +39,11 @@ CRobloxCommandLineInfo__ParseParam_t CRobloxCommandLineInfo__ParseParam = (CRobl
 
 BOOL __fastcall Http__trustCheck_hook(const char* url)
 {
-    if (strlen(url) == 7)
+    if (strlen(url) == 7 && !Util::isASCII(url))
     {
         // so the client does this really fucking stupid thing where if it opens an ie window,
         // it passes a char**, and not a char*
-        // no idea if thats a detours quirk or if thats how its just actually handled
+        // no idea if thats a detours quirk (i doubt it) or if thats how its just actually handled
         // practically no url is ever going to be seven characters long so it doesn't really matter
 
         url = *(char**)url;
diff --git a/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.cpp b/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.cpp
index fd38915..15bdba3 100644
--- a/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.cpp
+++ b/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.cpp
@@ -53,4 +53,12 @@ std::map<std::string, std::string> Util::parseArgs(std::string args)
     }
 
     return map;
+}
+
+// https://stackoverflow.com/questions/48212992/how-to-find-out-if-there-is-any-non-ascii-character-in-a-string-with-a-file-path
+bool Util::isASCII(const std::string& s)
+{
+    return !std::any_of(s.begin(), s.end(), [](char c) {
+        return static_cast<unsigned char>(c) > 127;
+    });
 }
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diff --git a/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.h b/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.h
index 6db06c3..6211ecb 100644
--- a/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.h
+++ b/PolygonClientUtilities/Util.h
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ public:
     static const std::vector<std::string> allowedEmbeddedSchemes;
     static std::vector<std::string> split(std::string s, std::string delimiter);
     static std::map<std::string, std::string> parseArgs(std::string args);
+    static bool isASCII(const std::string& s);
 };
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diff --git a/PolygonClientUtilities/pch.h b/PolygonClientUtilities/pch.h
index e3540a6..d270fa4 100644
--- a/PolygonClientUtilities/pch.h
+++ b/PolygonClientUtilities/pch.h
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 #include <map>
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <stdexcept>
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