diff --git a/plugin/core/configurations.py b/plugin/core/configurations.py
index 96aecfe2e..8fc51c566 100644
--- a/plugin/core/configurations.py
+++ b/plugin/core/configurations.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from .logging import printf
 from .types import ClientConfig
 from .typing import Generator, List, Optional, Set, Dict, Deque
+from .url import parse_uri
 from .workspace import enable_in_project, disable_in_project
 from abc import ABCMeta
 from abc import abstractmethod
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from weakref import WeakSet
 import sublime
-import urllib.parse
 
 
 RETRY_MAX_COUNT = 5
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ def match_view(self, view: sublime.View, include_disabled: bool = False) -> Gene
             uri = view.settings().get("lsp_uri")
             if not isinstance(uri, str):
                 return
-            scheme = urllib.parse.urlparse(uri).scheme
+            scheme = parse_uri(uri)[0]
             for config in self.all.values():
                 if config.match_view(view, scheme) and (config.enabled or include_disabled):
                     yield config
diff --git a/plugin/core/types.py b/plugin/core/types.py
index c90805070..0d16b9132 100644
--- a/plugin/core/types.py
+++ b/plugin/core/types.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 import socket
 import sublime
 import time
-import urllib.parse
 
 
 TCP_CONNECT_TIMEOUT = 5  # seconds
@@ -394,7 +393,7 @@ def __call__(self, view: sublime.View) -> bool:
                 return False
         if self.scheme:
             uri = view.settings().get("lsp_uri")
-            if isinstance(uri, str) and urllib.parse.urlparse(uri).scheme != self.scheme:
+            if isinstance(uri, str) and parse_uri(uri)[0] != self.scheme:
                 return False
         if self.pattern:
             if not globmatch(view.file_name() or "", self.pattern, flags=GLOBSTAR | BRACE):
diff --git a/plugin/core/url.py b/plugin/core/url.py
index 696ef9056..024379105 100644
--- a/plugin/core/url.py
+++ b/plugin/core/url.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def filename_to_uri(file_name: str) -> str:
 def view_to_uri(view: sublime.View) -> str:
     file_name = view.file_name()
     if not file_name:
-        return "buffer://{}".format(view.buffer_id())
+        return "buffer:{}".format(view.buffer_id())
     return filename_to_uri(file_name)
 
 
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ def parse_uri(uri: str) -> Tuple[str, str]:
             else:
                 return parsed.scheme, path
         return parsed.scheme, path
+    elif parsed.scheme == '' and ':' in parsed.path.split('/')[0]:
+        # workaround for bug in urllib.parse.urlparse
+        return parsed.path.split(':')[0], uri
     return parsed.scheme, uri
 
 
diff --git a/plugin/core/windows.py b/plugin/core/windows.py
index 5ebebcc36..589f2f12d 100644
--- a/plugin/core/windows.py
+++ b/plugin/core/windows.py
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 import json
 import sublime
 import threading
-import urllib.parse
 
 
 _NO_DIAGNOSTICS_PLACEHOLDER = "  No diagnostics. Well done!"
@@ -184,7 +183,7 @@ def _dequeue_listener_async(self) -> None:
 
     def _publish_sessions_to_listener_async(self, listener: AbstractViewListener) -> None:
         inside_workspace = self._workspace.contains(listener.view)
-        scheme = urllib.parse.urlparse(listener.get_uri()).scheme
+        scheme = parse_uri(listener.get_uri())[0]
         for session in self._sessions:
             if session.can_handle(listener.view, scheme, capability=None, inside_workspace=inside_workspace):
                 # debug("registering session", session.config.name, "to listener", listener)
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ def sessions(self, view: sublime.View, capability: Optional[str] = None) -> Gene
         uri = view.settings().get("lsp_uri")
         if not isinstance(uri, str):
             return
-        scheme = urllib.parse.urlparse(uri).scheme
+        scheme = parse_uri(uri)[0]
         for session in sessions:
             if session.can_handle(view, scheme, capability, inside_workspace):
                 yield session
diff --git a/plugin/hover.py b/plugin/hover.py
index 3b82e91fc..4397c8fd6 100644
--- a/plugin/hover.py
+++ b/plugin/hover.py
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ def on_select(targets: List[str], idx: int) -> None:
                 position = {"line": row, "character": col_utf16}  # type: Position
                 r = {"start": position, "end": position}  # type: Range
                 sublime.set_timeout_async(partial(session.open_uri_async, uri, r))
-        elif urlparse(href).scheme.lower() not in ("", "http", "https"):
+        elif parse_uri(href)[0].lower() not in ("", "http", "https"):
             sublime.set_timeout_async(partial(self.try_open_custom_uri_async, href))
         else:
             open_in_browser(href)
diff --git a/tests/test_url.py b/tests/test_url.py
index 532278da5..9d782418a 100644
--- a/tests/test_url.py
+++ b/tests/test_url.py
@@ -70,4 +70,10 @@ def test_buffer_uri(self):
         view.file_name = unittest.mock.MagicMock(return_value=None)
         view.buffer_id = unittest.mock.MagicMock(return_value=42)
         uri = view_to_uri(view)
-        self.assertEqual(uri, "buffer://42")
+        self.assertEqual(uri, "buffer:42")
+
+    def test_parse_uri(self):
+        scheme, _ = parse_uri("buffer:42")
+        self.assertEqual(scheme, "buffer")
+        scheme, _ = parse_uri("www.example.com/foo:bar")
+        self.assertEqual(scheme, "")