diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/components/Tokens/CreateTokenForm.js b/web/cashtab/src/components/Tokens/CreateTokenForm.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/components/Tokens/CreateTokenForm.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/components/Tokens/CreateTokenForm.js
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@
                                         newTokenDocumentUrlIsValid === null ||
                                         newTokenDocumentUrlIsValid
                                             ? ''
-                                            : 'Document URL cannot exceed 68 characters'
+                                            : 'Document URL cannot exceed 68 characters and must be a valid URL'
                                     }
                                 >
                                     <Input
diff --git a/web/cashtab/src/utils/validation.js b/web/cashtab/src/utils/validation.js
--- a/web/cashtab/src/utils/validation.js
+++ b/web/cashtab/src/utils/validation.js
@@ -86,10 +86,21 @@
 };
 
 export const isValidTokenDocumentUrl = tokenDocumentUrl => {
+    const userInputConvertedToArray = tokenDocumentUrl.split('.');
+    const userInputConvertedToArrayWithHttps =
+        tokenDocumentUrl.split('https://');
+    const userInputConvertedToArrayWithHttp = tokenDocumentUrl.split('http://');
+    const topLevelDomain = tokenDocumentUrl.split('.').pop();
     return (
-        typeof tokenDocumentUrl === 'string' &&
-        tokenDocumentUrl.length >= 0 &&
-        tokenDocumentUrl.length < 68
+        (typeof tokenDocumentUrl === 'string' &&
+            tokenDocumentUrl.length >= 0 &&
+            tokenDocumentUrl.length < 68 &&
+            topLevelDomain.length > 0 &&
+            tokenDocumentUrl.includes('.') &&
+            userInputConvertedToArrayWithHttps.length > 0 &&
+            userInputConvertedToArrayWithHttp.length > 0 &&
+            userInputConvertedToArray[0].includes('https://')) ||
+        userInputConvertedToArray[0].includes('http://')
     );
 };