diff --git a/lib/util.js b/lib/util.js
index e26a41b84..02276f252 100644
--- a/lib/util.js
+++ b/lib/util.js
@@ -15,11 +15,24 @@ function getPaths(publicPath, compiler, url) {
   const compilers = compiler && compiler.compilers;
   if (Array.isArray(compilers)) {
     let compilerPublicPath;
+
+    // the path portion of compilerPublicPath
+    let compilerPublicPathBase;
+
     for (let i = 0; i < compilers.length; i++) {
       compilerPublicPath = compilers[i].options
     && compilers[i].options.output
     && compilers[i].options.output.publicPath;
-      if (url.indexOf(compilerPublicPath) === 0) {
+
+      if (compilerPublicPath.indexOf('/') === 0) {
+        compilerPublicPathBase = compilerPublicPath;
+      } else {
+        // handle the case where compilerPublicPath is a URL with hostname
+        compilerPublicPathBase = parse(compilerPublicPath).pathname;
+      }
+
+      // check the url vs the path part of the compilerPublicPath
+      if (url.indexOf(compilerPublicPathBase) === 0) {
         return {
           publicPath: compilerPublicPath,
           outputPath: compilers[i].outputPath
diff --git a/test/tests/util.js b/test/tests/util.js
index 0edd18e46..02bb19bd0 100644
--- a/test/tests/util.js
+++ b/test/tests/util.js
@@ -131,6 +131,16 @@ describe('GetFilenameFromUrl', () => {
       publicPath: '/',
       expected: '/foo/sample.js'
     },
+    {
+      url: '/js/sample.js',
+      compilers: [
+        { outputPath: '/foo', options: { output: { publicPath: 'http://localhost/js/' } } },
+        { outputPath: '/bar', options: { output: { publicPath: 'http://localhost/css/' } } }
+      ],
+      outputPath: '/root',
+      publicPath: '/',
+      expected: '/foo/sample.js'
+    },
     {
       url: '/css/sample.css',
       compilers: [
@@ -141,6 +151,16 @@ describe('GetFilenameFromUrl', () => {
       publicPath: '/',
       expected: '/bar/sample.css'
     },
+    {
+      url: '/css/sample.css',
+      compilers: [
+        { outputPath: '/foo', options: { output: { publicPath: 'http://localhost/js/' } } },
+        { outputPath: '/bar', options: { output: { publicPath: 'http://localhost/css/' } } }
+      ],
+      outputPath: '/root',
+      publicPath: '/',
+      expected: '/bar/sample.css'
+    },
     {
       url: '/other/sample.txt',
       compilers: [
@@ -151,6 +171,16 @@ describe('GetFilenameFromUrl', () => {
       publicPath: '/',
       expected: '/root/other/sample.txt'
     },
+    {
+      url: '/other/sample.txt',
+      compilers: [
+        { outputPath: '/foo', options: { output: { publicPath: 'http://localhost/js/' } } },
+        { outputPath: '/bar', options: { output: { publicPath: 'http://localhost/css/' } } }
+      ],
+      outputPath: '/root',
+      publicPath: '/',
+      expected: '/root/other/sample.txt'
+    },
     {
       url: '/js/sample.js',
       compilers: [
@@ -161,6 +191,16 @@ describe('GetFilenameFromUrl', () => {
       publicPath: '/test/',
       expected: '/foo/sample.js'
     },
+    {
+      url: '/js/sample.js',
+      compilers: [
+        { outputPath: '/foo', options: { output: { publicPath: 'http://localhost/js/' } } },
+        { outputPath: '/bar', options: { output: { publicPath: 'http://localhost/css/' } } }
+      ],
+      outputPath: '/root',
+      publicPath: '/test/',
+      expected: '/foo/sample.js'
+    },
     {
       url: '/css/sample.css',
       compilers: [
@@ -171,6 +211,16 @@ describe('GetFilenameFromUrl', () => {
       publicPath: '/test/',
       expected: '/bar/sample.css'
     },
+    {
+      url: '/css/sample.css',
+      compilers: [
+        { outputPath: '/foo', options: { output: { publicPath: 'http://localhost/js/' } } },
+        { outputPath: '/bar', options: { output: { publicPath: 'http://localhost/css/' } } }
+      ],
+      outputPath: '/root',
+      publicPath: '/test/',
+      expected: '/bar/sample.css'
+    },
     {
       url: '/other/sample.txt',
       compilers: [
@@ -181,6 +231,16 @@ describe('GetFilenameFromUrl', () => {
       publicPath: '/test/',
       expected: false
     },
+    {
+      url: '/other/sample.txt',
+      compilers: [
+        { outputPath: '/foo', options: { output: { publicPath: 'http://localhost/js/' } } },
+        { outputPath: '/bar', options: { output: { publicPath: 'http://localhost/css/' } } }
+      ],
+      outputPath: '/root',
+      publicPath: '/test/',
+      expected: false
+    },
     {
       url: '/test/sample.txt',
       compilers: [
@@ -190,6 +250,16 @@ describe('GetFilenameFromUrl', () => {
       outputPath: '/root',
       publicPath: '/test/',
       expected: '/root/sample.txt'
+    },
+    {
+      url: '/test/sample.txt',
+      compilers: [
+        { outputPath: '/foo', options: { output: { publicPath: 'http://localhost/js/' } } },
+        { outputPath: '/bar', options: { output: { publicPath: 'http://localhost/css/' } } }
+      ],
+      outputPath: '/root',
+      publicPath: '/test/',
+      expected: '/root/sample.txt'
     }
   ];