diff --git a/spec/create_spec.rb b/spec/create_spec.rb
index c814803..0ce9011 100644
--- a/spec/create_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/create_spec.rb
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ describe "Submit API request to create new link" do
     expect(last_response.status).to eq(400)
     response_json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
     expect(response_json['message']).to eq('invalid url parameter')
-
   end
+
   it "should return with a 400 status and 'missing url parameter' message when an empty url is submitted" do
     data = {
     }
@@ -54,7 +54,15 @@ describe "Submit API request to create new link" do
     expect(last_response.status).to eq(400)
     response_json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
     expect(response_json['message']).to eq('missing url parameter')
+  end
 
+  it "should return with a 400 status and 'invalid url parameter' message when an invalid url is submitted" do
+    data = {
+      url: 'not-an-url'
+    }
+    post('/links', data.to_json, "CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json")
+    expect(last_response.status).to eq(400)
+    response_json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+    expect(response_json['message']).to eq('invalid url parameter')
   end
 end
-