diff --git a/packages/app/src/SnortUtils/Utils.test.ts b/packages/app/src/SnortUtils/Utils.test.ts
index b91d02ae..bbd17a66 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/SnortUtils/Utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/SnortUtils/Utils.test.ts
@@ -1,61 +1,6 @@
-import { NostrPrefix } from "@snort/system";
-import { splitByUrl, magnetURIDecode, getRelayName } from ".";
+import { magnetURIDecode, getRelayName } from ".";
 import { describe, expect } from "@jest/globals";
 
-describe("splitByUrl", () => {
-  it("should split a string by URLs", () => {
-    const inputStr =
-      "@npub1q6mcr8t not https://example.com- sure what your stack is, https://example.com but I made a https://example.com! simple example (https://example.com) of how https://example.com/yo-yo https://example.example.com to do this https://example.com, https://example.com?q=asdf for Next.js apps hosted on Vercel https://example.com. Scarcity in money provides the incentive to create abundance in other things as there is a mechanism to reliably store value. https://i.imgur.com/rkqhjeq.png Every form of money that could be inflated by way of force or technological advancement has been.";
-    const expectedOutput = [
-      "@npub1q6mcr8t not ",
-      "https://example.com-",
-      " sure what your stack is, ",
-      "https://example.com",
-      " but I made a ",
-      "https://example.com",
-      "! simple example (",
-      "https://example.com)",
-      " of how ",
-      "https://example.com/yo-yo",
-      " ",
-      "https://example.example.com",
-      " to do this ",
-      "https://example.com",
-      ", ",
-      "https://example.com?q=asdf",
-      " for Next.js apps hosted on Vercel ",
-      "https://example.com",
-      ". Scarcity in money provides the incentive to create abundance in other things as there is a mechanism to reliably store value. ",
-      "https://i.imgur.com/rkqhjeq.png",
-      " Every form of money that could be inflated by way of force or technological advancement has been.",
-    ];
-
-    expect(splitByUrl(inputStr)).toEqual(expectedOutput);
-  });
-
-  it("should parse nostr links", () => {
-    const input =
-      "web+nostr:npub1v0lxxxxutpvrelsksy8cdhgfux9l6a42hsj2qzquu2zk7vc9qnkszrqj49\nnostr:note1jp6d36lmquhxqn2s5n4ce00pzu2jrpkek8udav6l0y3qcdngpnxsle6ngm\nnostr:naddr1qqv8x6r0wf6x2um594cxzarg946x7ttpwajhxmmdv5pzqx78pgq53vlnzmdr8l3u38eru0n3438lnxqz0mr39wg9e5j0dfq3qvzqqqr4gu5d05rr\nnostr is cool";
-    const expected = [
-      "",
-      "web+nostr:npub1v0lxxxxutpvrelsksy8cdhgfux9l6a42hsj2qzquu2zk7vc9qnkszrqj49",
-      "\n",
-      "nostr:note1jp6d36lmquhxqn2s5n4ce00pzu2jrpkek8udav6l0y3qcdngpnxsle6ngm",
-      "\n",
-      "nostr:naddr1qqv8x6r0wf6x2um594cxzarg946x7ttpwajhxmmdv5pzqx78pgq53vlnzmdr8l3u38eru0n3438lnxqz0mr39wg9e5j0dfq3qvzqqqr4gu5d05rr",
-      "\nnostr is cool",
-    ];
-    expect(splitByUrl(input)).toEqual(expected);
-  });
-
-  it("should return an array with a single string if no URLs are found", () => {
-    const inputStr = "This is a regular string with no URLs";
-    const expectedOutput = ["This is a regular string with no URLs"];
-
-    expect(splitByUrl(inputStr)).toEqual(expectedOutput);
-  });
-});
-
 describe("magnet", () => {
   it("should parse magnet link", () => {
     const book =
diff --git a/packages/app/src/SnortUtils/index.ts b/packages/app/src/SnortUtils/index.ts
index 771ac829..33ca7af6 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/SnortUtils/index.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/SnortUtils/index.ts
@@ -326,13 +326,6 @@ export function groupByPubkey(acc: Record<HexKey, MetadataCache>, user: Metadata
   return { ...acc, [user.pubkey]: user };
 }
 
-export function splitByUrl(str: string) {
-  const urlRegex =
-    /((?:http|ftp|https|nostr|web\+nostr|magnet):\/?\/?(?:[\w+?.\w+])+(?:[a-zA-Z0-9~!@#$%^&*()_\-=+\\/?.:;',]*)?(?:[-A-Za-z0-9+&@#/%=~()_|]))/i;
-
-  return str.split(urlRegex);
-}
-
 export const delay = (t: number) => {
   return new Promise(resolve => {
     setTimeout(resolve, t);
diff --git a/packages/system/src/utils.ts b/packages/system/src/utils.ts
index 3553ece2..ec9a2b35 100644
--- a/packages/system/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/system/src/utils.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export function flatFilterEq(a: FlatReqFilter, b: FlatReqFilter): boolean {
 
 export function splitByUrl(str: string) {
   const urlRegex =
-    /((?:http|ftp|https|nostr|web\+nostr|magnet):\/?\/?(?:[\w+?.\w+])+(?:[a-zA-Z0-9~!@#$%^&*()_\-=+\\/?.:;',]*)?(?:[-A-Za-z0-9+&@#/%=~()_|]))/i;
+    /((?:http|ftp|https|nostr|web\+nostr|magnet):\/?\/?(?:[\w+?.\w+])+(?:[\p{L}\p{N}~!@#$%^&*()_\-=+\\/?.:;',]*)?(?:[-a-z0-9+&@#/%=~()_|]))/iu;
 
   return str.split(urlRegex);
 }
diff --git a/packages/system/tests/utils.test.ts b/packages/system/tests/utils.test.ts
index dc4aac99..779d83a9 100644
--- a/packages/system/tests/utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/system/tests/utils.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,62 @@
 import { NostrPrefix } from "../src/links";
 import { parseNostrLink, tryParseNostrLink } from "../src/nostr-link";
+import { splitByUrl } from "../src/utils";
+
+describe("splitByUrl", () => {
+  it("should split a string by URLs", () => {
+    const inputStr =
+      "@npub1q6mcr8t not https://example.com- sure what your stack is, https://example.com but I made a https://example.com! simple example (https://example.com) of how https://example.com/yo-yo https://example.example.com to do this https://example.com, https://example.com?q=asdf for Next.js apps hosted on Vercel https://example.com. Scarcity in money provides the incentive to create abundance in other things as there is a mechanism to reliably store value. https://i.imgur.com/rkqhjeq.png Every form of money that could be inflated by way of force or technological advancement has been. https://www.dw.com/de/amtsinhaber-mnangagwa-gewinnt-präsidentenwahl-in-simbabwe/a-66640006?maca=de-rss-de-all-1119-xml-atom and some shit.";
+    const expectedOutput = [
+      "@npub1q6mcr8t not ",
+      "https://example.com-",
+      " sure what your stack is, ",
+      "https://example.com",
+      " but I made a ",
+      "https://example.com",
+      "! simple example (",
+      "https://example.com)",
+      " of how ",
+      "https://example.com/yo-yo",
+      " ",
+      "https://example.example.com",
+      " to do this ",
+      "https://example.com",
+      ", ",
+      "https://example.com?q=asdf",
+      " for Next.js apps hosted on Vercel ",
+      "https://example.com",
+      ". Scarcity in money provides the incentive to create abundance in other things as there is a mechanism to reliably store value. ",
+      "https://i.imgur.com/rkqhjeq.png",
+      " Every form of money that could be inflated by way of force or technological advancement has been. ",
+      "https://www.dw.com/de/amtsinhaber-mnangagwa-gewinnt-präsidentenwahl-in-simbabwe/a-66640006?maca=de-rss-de-all-1119-xml-atom",
+      " and some shit."
+    ];
+
+    expect(splitByUrl(inputStr)).toEqual(expectedOutput);
+  });
+
+  it("should parse nostr links", () => {
+    const input =
+      "web+nostr:npub1v0lxxxxutpvrelsksy8cdhgfux9l6a42hsj2qzquu2zk7vc9qnkszrqj49\nnostr:note1jp6d36lmquhxqn2s5n4ce00pzu2jrpkek8udav6l0y3qcdngpnxsle6ngm\nnostr:naddr1qqv8x6r0wf6x2um594cxzarg946x7ttpwajhxmmdv5pzqx78pgq53vlnzmdr8l3u38eru0n3438lnxqz0mr39wg9e5j0dfq3qvzqqqr4gu5d05rr\nnostr is cool";
+    const expected = [
+      "",
+      "web+nostr:npub1v0lxxxxutpvrelsksy8cdhgfux9l6a42hsj2qzquu2zk7vc9qnkszrqj49",
+      "\n",
+      "nostr:note1jp6d36lmquhxqn2s5n4ce00pzu2jrpkek8udav6l0y3qcdngpnxsle6ngm",
+      "\n",
+      "nostr:naddr1qqv8x6r0wf6x2um594cxzarg946x7ttpwajhxmmdv5pzqx78pgq53vlnzmdr8l3u38eru0n3438lnxqz0mr39wg9e5j0dfq3qvzqqqr4gu5d05rr",
+      "\nnostr is cool",
+    ];
+    expect(splitByUrl(input)).toEqual(expected);
+  });
+
+  it("should return an array with a single string if no URLs are found", () => {
+    const inputStr = "This is a regular string with no URLs";
+    const expectedOutput = ["This is a regular string with no URLs"];
+
+    expect(splitByUrl(inputStr)).toEqual(expectedOutput);
+  });
+});
 
 describe("tryParseNostrLink", () => {
   it("is a valid nostr link", () => {