diff --git a/webapp/src/Service/ExternalContestSourceService.php b/webapp/src/Service/ExternalContestSourceService.php
index 741862b8b83..c07b7473341 100644
--- a/webapp/src/Service/ExternalContestSourceService.php
+++ b/webapp/src/Service/ExternalContestSourceService.php
@@ -535,7 +535,8 @@ protected function loadContest(): void
             case ExternalContestSource::TYPE_CCS_API:
                 try {
                     // The base URL is the URL of the CCS API root.
-                    if (preg_match('/^(.*\/)contests\/.*/',
+                    // Proper is '^(.*\/)contests\/.*/', but PC^2 doesn't expose this (yet).
+                    if (preg_match('/^(.*\/)contest(s\/.*/)?',
                                    $this->source->getSource(), $matches) === 0) {
                         $this->loadingError      = 'Cannot determine base URL. Did you pass a CCS API contest URL?';
                         $this->cachedContestData = null;