diff --git a/js/id/ui/background.js b/js/id/ui/background.js
index 2cf1474b7..615206622 100644
--- a/js/id/ui/background.js
+++ b/js/id/ui/background.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ iD.ui.Background = function(context) {
             d3.event.preventDefault();
             var template = window.prompt(t('background.custom_prompt'));
             if (!template || template.indexOf('google.com') !== -1 ||
+               template.indexOf('googleapis.com') !== -1 ||
                template.indexOf('google.ru') !== -1) {
                 selectLayer();
                 return;