diff --git a/src/plugins/irc-events/link.js b/src/plugins/irc-events/link.js
index 0481f444..6d350ad2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc-events/link.js
+++ b/src/plugins/irc-events/link.js
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ module.exports = function(irc, network) {
 		var links = [];
 		var split = data.message.split(" ");
 		_.each(split, function(w) {
+			if (w.match(/^(http|https):\/\/localhost/g)) {
+				return;
+			}
 			var match = w.indexOf("http://") === 0 || w.indexOf("https://") === 0;
 			if (match) {
 				links.push(w);