diff --git a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/server/lint/url--format-uri.ts b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/server/lint/url--format-uri.ts
index c84e045781..0b37ca8789 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/server/lint/url--format-uri.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-ls/src/config/openapi/server/lint/url--format-uri.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ const urlFormatURILint: LinterMeta = {
   marker: 'value',
   target: 'url',
   data: {},
+  conditions: [
+    {
+      function: 'apilintValueRegex',
+      params: ['^(?!.*\\{\\S+?\\}).*$'], // validate as URI only if variables in brackets not present
+    },
+  ],
 };
 
 export default urlFormatURILint;