diff --git a/src/__tests__/index.test.ts b/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
index 180d891..0145a86 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/index.test.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ describe("sanitizeUrl", () => {
       expect(sanitizeUrl(vector)).toBe(BLANK_URL);
     });
   });
-  
+
   it("backslash prefixed attack vectors", () => {
     const attackVectors = [
       "\fjavascript:alert()",
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ describe("sanitizeUrl", () => {
       "\rjavascript:alert()",
       "\u0000javascript:alert()",
       "\u0001javascript:alert()",
-      "\j\av\a\s\cript:alert()",
+      "\\j\\av\\a\\s\\cript:alert()",
     ];
 
     attackVectors.forEach((vector) => {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 6c11dec..3297bba 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -21,12 +21,7 @@ function decodeHtmlCharacters(str: string) {
 }
 
 function isValidUrl(url: string): boolean {
-  try {
-    new URL(url);
-    return true;
-  } catch (e) {
-    return false;
-  }
+  return URL.canParse(url);
 }
 
 function decodeURI(uri: string): string {
@@ -89,12 +84,12 @@ export function sanitizeUrl(url?: string): string {
   }
 
   // Handle special cases for mailto: and custom deep-link protocols
-  if (urlScheme === 'mailto:' || urlScheme.includes('://')) {
+  if (urlScheme === "mailto:" || urlScheme.includes("://")) {
     return trimmedUrl;
   }
 
   // For http and https URLs, perform additional validation
-  if (urlScheme === 'http:' || urlScheme === 'https:') {
+  if (urlScheme === "http:" || urlScheme === "https:") {
     if (!isValidUrl(trimmedUrl)) {
       return BLANK_URL;
     }