diff --git a/servers/fdr/src/util/ParsedBaseUrl.ts b/servers/fdr/src/util/ParsedBaseUrl.ts
index bc8e89791e..47f6aa4b3a 100644
--- a/servers/fdr/src/util/ParsedBaseUrl.ts
+++ b/servers/fdr/src/util/ParsedBaseUrl.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 const HAS_HTTPS_REGEX = /^https?:\/\//i;
 
+function checkPathNameContainsMoreThanSpecialChars(pathname: string): boolean {
+    return !/^.*([a-z0-9]).*$/.test(pathname);
+}
+
 export class ParsedBaseUrl {
     public readonly hostname: string;
     public readonly path: string | undefined;
@@ -31,7 +35,7 @@ export class ParsedBaseUrl {
                 hostname: parsedURL.hostname,
                 // clean up any special-character-only (no alphanumeric) paths
                 path:
-                    !/^.*([a-z0-9]).*$/.test(parsedURL.pathname) ||
+                    checkPathNameContainsMoreThanSpecialChars(parsedURL.pathname) ||
                     parsedURL.pathname === "/" ||
                     parsedURL.pathname === ""
                         ? undefined