diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ApiConnectForm.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ApiConnectForm.svelte
index 1155be67ba..680b54850e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ApiConnectForm.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ApiConnectForm.svelte
@@ -80,9 +80,8 @@
 	let connectionString = ''
 	let validConnectionString = true
 	function parseConnectionString(close: (_: any) => void) {
-		// parse postgres connection string
 		const regex =
-			/postgres:\/\/(?<user>[^:@]+)(?::(?<password>[^@]+))?@(?<host>[^:\/?]+)(?::(?<port>\d+))?\/(?<dbname>[^\?]+)?(?:\?.*sslmode=(?<sslmode>[^&]+))?/
+			/postgres(?:ql)?:\/\/(?<user>[^:@]+)(?::(?<password>[^@]+))?@(?<host>[^:\/?]+)(?::(?<port>\d+))?\/(?<dbname>[^\?]+)?(?:\?.*sslmode=(?<sslmode>[^&]+))?/
 		const match = connectionString.match(regex)
 		if (match) {
 			validConnectionString = true