From 01cf4b459ff49e37949118a511712f1ece36ea02 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Devin Binnie <52460000+devinbinnie@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2023 09:03:39 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] [MM-54402] Change protocol transform method for Desktop Auth
 to be compliant with web standards (#24479)

---
 webapp/channels/src/components/desktop_auth_token.tsx | 7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/desktop_auth_token.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/desktop_auth_token.tsx
index b4cf0350cd..5f9bd91365 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/desktop_auth_token.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/desktop_auth_token.tsx
@@ -85,13 +85,12 @@ const DesktopAuthToken: React.FC<Props> = ({href, onLogin}: Props) => {
 
     const forwardToDesktopApp = () => {
         const url = new URL(window.location.href);
+        let protocol = 'mattermost';
         if (url.searchParams.get('isDesktopDev')) {
-            url.protocol = 'mattermost-dev';
-        } else {
-            url.protocol = 'mattermost';
+            protocol = 'mattermost-dev';
         }
 
-        window.location.href = url.toString();
+        window.location.href = url.toString().replace(url.protocol, `${protocol}:`);
     };
 
     useEffect(() => {