diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/config/autocmds.lua b/lua/lazyvim/config/autocmds.lua
index dc89b750..48faab3d 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/config/autocmds.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/config/autocmds.lua
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "FileType" }, {
 vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd({ "BufWritePre" }, {
   group = augroup("auto_create_dir"),
   callback = function(event)
-    if event.match:match("^%w%w+://") then
+    if event.match:match("^%w%w+:[\\/][\\/]") then
       return
     end
     local file = vim.uv.fs_realpath(event.match) or event.match