diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2892e045a..a03bf47a9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ release 0.14.4
 	* fixed bug when force-checking a torrent with partial pieces
 	* fixed memory leak in disk cache
 	* fixed torrent file path vulnerability
+	* fixed upnp
 
 release 0.14.3
 
diff --git a/src/upnp.cpp b/src/upnp.cpp
index d9623cf70..ecc1fcef5 100644
--- a/src/upnp.cpp
+++ b/src/upnp.cpp
@@ -903,7 +903,7 @@ void upnp::on_upnp_xml(error_code const& e
 		}
 	}
 	
-	if (!s.url_base.empty() && s.control_url.substr(7) != "http://")
+	if (!s.url_base.empty() && s.control_url.substr(0, 7) != "http://")
 	{
 		// avoid double slashes in path
 		if (s.url_base[s.url_base.size()-1] == '/'