diff --git a/cmd/notify-amqp.go b/cmd/notify-amqp.go
index 8e3b4652e..04965d954 100644
--- a/cmd/notify-amqp.go
+++ b/cmd/notify-amqp.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (a *amqpNotify) Validate() error {
 	if !a.Enable {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if _, err := checkNetURL(a.URL); err != nil {
+	if _, err := checkURL(a.URL); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/notify-elasticsearch.go b/cmd/notify-elasticsearch.go
index 4773feaf2..e35eef0cd 100644
--- a/cmd/notify-elasticsearch.go
+++ b/cmd/notify-elasticsearch.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func (e *elasticSearchNotify) Validate() error {
 	if !e.Enable {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if _, err := checkNetURL(e.URL); err != nil {
+	if _, err := checkURL(e.URL); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/notify-nats.go b/cmd/notify-nats.go
index 8fe0654d7..1659eefc2 100644
--- a/cmd/notify-nats.go
+++ b/cmd/notify-nats.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (n *natsNotify) Validate() error {
 	if !n.Enable {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if _, err := checkNetURL(n.Address); err != nil {
+	if _, err := checkURL(n.Address); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/notify-postgresql.go b/cmd/notify-postgresql.go
index 1ea092f5b..fadecd332 100644
--- a/cmd/notify-postgresql.go
+++ b/cmd/notify-postgresql.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (p *postgreSQLNotify) Validate() error {
 	if !p.Enable {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if _, err := checkNetURL(p.Host); err != nil {
+	if _, err := checkURL(p.Host); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/notify-redis.go b/cmd/notify-redis.go
index ca2aca93b..1f385d472 100644
--- a/cmd/notify-redis.go
+++ b/cmd/notify-redis.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (r *redisNotify) Validate() error {
 	if !r.Enable {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if _, err := checkNetURL(r.Addr); err != nil {
+	if _, err := checkURL(r.Addr); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/notify-webhook.go b/cmd/notify-webhook.go
index b028c8e4e..c64421996 100644
--- a/cmd/notify-webhook.go
+++ b/cmd/notify-webhook.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (w *webhookNotify) Validate() error {
 	if !w.Enable {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if _, err := checkNetURL(w.Endpoint); err != nil {
+	if _, err := checkURL(w.Endpoint); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/utils.go b/cmd/utils.go
index d644731ed..744e7bd08 100644
--- a/cmd/utils.go
+++ b/cmd/utils.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/xml"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
@@ -263,15 +264,14 @@ func isFile(path string) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// checkNetURL - checks if passed address correspond
-// to a network address (and not file system path)
-func checkNetURL(address string) (*url.URL, error) {
+// checkURL - checks if passed address correspond
+func checkURL(address string) (*url.URL, error) {
+	if address == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("Address cannot be empty")
+	}
 	u, err := url.Parse(address)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("`%s` invalid: %s", address, err.Error())
 	}
-	if u.Host == "" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("`%s` invalid network URL", address)
-	}
 	return u, nil
 }
diff --git a/cmd/utils_test.go b/cmd/utils_test.go
index d0d11c3f4..fa06e8e09 100644
--- a/cmd/utils_test.go
+++ b/cmd/utils_test.go
@@ -388,3 +388,30 @@ func TestLocalAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+// TestCheckURL tests valid address
+func TestCheckURL(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		addr       string
+		shouldPass bool
+	}{
+		{"", false},
+		{":", false},
+		{"localhost", true},
+		{"127.0.0.1", true},
+		{"http://localhost/", true},
+		{"http://127.0.0.1/", true},
+		{"proto://myhostname/path", true},
+	}
+
+	// Validates fetching local address.
+	for i, testCase := range testCases {
+		_, err := checkURL(testCase.addr)
+		if testCase.shouldPass && err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Test %d: expected to pass but got an error: %v\n", i+1, err)
+		}
+		if !testCase.shouldPass && err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("Test %d: expected to fail but passed.", i+1)
+		}
+	}
+}