diff --git a/nip47.test.ts b/nip47.test.ts
index fc8fac1..2aecc67 100644
--- a/nip47.test.ts
+++ b/nip47.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ import { decrypt } from './nip04.ts'
 import { NWCWalletRequest } from './kinds.ts'
 
 describe('parseConnectionString', () => {
+  test('returns pubkey, relay, and secret if connection string has double slash', () => {
+    const connectionString =
+      'nostr+walletconnect://b889ff5b1513b641e2a139f661a661364979c5beee91842f8f0ef42ab558e9d4?relay=wss%3A%2F%2Frelay.damus.io&secret=71a8c14c1407c113601079c4302dab36460f0ccd0ad506f1f2dc73b5100e4f3c'
+    const { pubkey, relay, secret } = parseConnectionString(connectionString)
+
+    expect(pubkey).toBe('b889ff5b1513b641e2a139f661a661364979c5beee91842f8f0ef42ab558e9d4')
+    expect(relay).toBe('wss://relay.damus.io')
+    expect(secret).toBe('71a8c14c1407c113601079c4302dab36460f0ccd0ad506f1f2dc73b5100e4f3c')
+  })
+
   test('returns pubkey, relay, and secret if connection string is valid', () => {
     const connectionString =
       'nostr+walletconnect:b889ff5b1513b641e2a139f661a661364979c5beee91842f8f0ef42ab558e9d4?relay=wss%3A%2F%2Frelay.damus.io&secret=71a8c14c1407c113601079c4302dab36460f0ccd0ad506f1f2dc73b5100e4f3c'
diff --git a/nip47.ts b/nip47.ts
index 55f7892..c5fe461 100644
--- a/nip47.ts
+++ b/nip47.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ interface NWCConnection {
 }
 
 export function parseConnectionString(connectionString: string): NWCConnection {
-  const { pathname, searchParams } = new URL(connectionString)
-  const pubkey = pathname
+  const { host, pathname, searchParams } = new URL(connectionString)
+  const pubkey = pathname || host
   const relay = searchParams.get('relay')
   const secret = searchParams.get('secret')