diff --git a/lib/_utils.js b/lib/_utils.js
index d0feed9..69fc300 100644
--- a/lib/_utils.js
+++ b/lib/_utils.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 // Returns true if this is a host that closes *before* it ends?!?!
 module.exports.isAnEarlyCloseHost= function( hostName ) {
-  return hostName.match(".*google(apis)?.com$")
+  return hostName && hostName.match(".*google(apis)?.com$")
 }
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