diff --git a/backends/rapidpro/channel.go b/backends/rapidpro/channel.go
index f33323619..59b7737d5 100644
--- a/backends/rapidpro/channel.go
+++ b/backends/rapidpro/channel.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/lib/pq"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/courier"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/i18n"
+	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/urns"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/null/v3"
 )
 
@@ -60,8 +61,8 @@ func (c *Channel) ChannelAddress() courier.ChannelAddress {
 func (c *Channel) Country() i18n.Country { return i18n.Country(c.Country_.String) }
 
 // IsScheme returns whether this channel serves only the passed in scheme
-func (c *Channel) IsScheme(scheme string) bool {
-	return len(c.Schemes_) == 1 && c.Schemes_[0] == scheme
+func (c *Channel) IsScheme(scheme *urns.Scheme) bool {
+	return len(c.Schemes_) == 1 && c.Schemes_[0] == scheme.Prefix
 }
 
 // Roles returns the roles of this channel
diff --git a/channel.go b/channel.go
index dc881844c..a63111510 100644
--- a/channel.go
+++ b/channel.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/i18n"
+	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/urns"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/gocommon/uuids"
 	"github.com/nyaruka/null/v3"
 )
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ type Channel interface {
 	Roles() []ChannelRole
 
 	// is this channel for the passed in scheme (and only that scheme)
-	IsScheme(string) bool
+	IsScheme(*urns.Scheme) bool
 
 	// CallbackDomain returns the domain that should be used for any callbacks the channel registers
 	CallbackDomain(fallbackDomain string) string
diff --git a/handlers/twiml/handlers.go b/handlers/twiml/handlers.go
index 3be7e41f3..b81824d52 100644
--- a/handlers/twiml/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers/twiml/handlers.go
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func (h *handler) receiveMessage(ctx context.Context, channel courier.Channel, w
 	}
 
 	text := form.Body
-	if channel.IsScheme(urns.WhatsApp.Prefix) && form.ButtonText != "" {
+	if channel.IsScheme(urns.WhatsApp) && form.ButtonText != "" {
 		text = form.ButtonText
 	}
 
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ func (h *handler) Send(ctx context.Context, msg courier.MsgOut, res *courier.Sen
 		}
 
 		// for whatsapp channels, we have to prepend whatsapp to the To and From
-		if channel.IsScheme(urns.WhatsApp.Prefix) {
+		if channel.IsScheme(urns.WhatsApp) {
 			form["To"][0] = fmt.Sprintf("%s:+%s", urns.WhatsApp.Prefix, form["To"][0])
 			form["From"][0] = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", urns.WhatsApp.Prefix, form["From"][0])
 		}
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func (h *handler) RedactValues(ch courier.Channel) []string {
 }
 
 func (h *handler) parseURN(channel courier.Channel, text string, country i18n.Country) (urns.URN, error) {
-	if channel.IsScheme(urns.WhatsApp.Prefix) {
+	if channel.IsScheme(urns.WhatsApp) {
 		// Twilio Whatsapp from is in the form: whatsapp:+12211414154 or +12211414154
 		var fromTel string
 		parts := strings.Split(text, ":")
diff --git a/test/channel.go b/test/channel.go
index d46066524..3ae284fb5 100644
--- a/test/channel.go
+++ b/test/channel.go
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ func (c *MockChannel) SetScheme(scheme string) { c.schemes = []string{scheme} }
 func (c *MockChannel) Schemes() []string { return c.schemes }
 
 // IsScheme returns whether the passed in scheme is the scheme for this channel
-func (c *MockChannel) IsScheme(scheme string) bool {
-	return len(c.schemes) == 1 && c.schemes[0] == scheme
+func (c *MockChannel) IsScheme(scheme *urns.Scheme) bool {
+	return len(c.schemes) == 1 && c.schemes[0] == scheme.Prefix
 }
 
 // Address returns the address as a string of this channel