diff --git a/lib/adapters/http.js b/lib/adapters/http.js
index d39a573a2a..52c40777d1 100755
--- a/lib/adapters/http.js
+++ b/lib/adapters/http.js
@@ -118,8 +118,7 @@ module.exports = function httpAdapter(config) {
               return true;
             }
             if (proxyElement[0] === '.' &&
-                parsed.hostname.substr(parsed.hostname.length - proxyElement.length) === proxyElement &&
-                proxyElement.match(/\./g).length === parsed.hostname.match(/\./g).length) {
+                parsed.hostname.substr(parsed.hostname.length - proxyElement.length) === proxyElement) {
               return true;
             }