diff --git a/src/init.cpp b/src/init.cpp
index e0c0c893a..0ddcd558a 100644
--- a/src/init.cpp
+++ b/src/init.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include <boost/filesystem/fstream.hpp>
 #include <boost/filesystem/convenience.hpp>
 #include <boost/interprocess/sync/file_lock.hpp>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
 
 #ifndef WIN32
 #include <signal.h>
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ bool AppInit(int argc, char* argv[])
 
         // Command-line RPC
         for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
-            if (!IsSwitchChar(argv[i][0]) && !(strlen(argv[i]) > 7 && strncasecmp(argv[i], "bitcoin:", 8) == 0))
+            if (!IsSwitchChar(argv[i][0]) && !boost::algorithm::istarts_with(argv[i], "bitcoin:"))
                 fCommandLine = true;
 
         if (fCommandLine)
diff --git a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
index 07bdee088..bdc6ea6ff 100644
--- a/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bitcoin.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <QLibraryInfo>
 
 #include <boost/interprocess/ipc/message_queue.hpp>
+#include <boost/algorithm/string/predicate.hpp>
 
 #if defined(BITCOIN_NEED_QT_PLUGINS) && !defined(_BITCOIN_QT_PLUGINS_INCLUDED)
 #define _BITCOIN_QT_PLUGINS_INCLUDED
@@ -160,9 +161,6 @@ void HelpMessageBox::exec()
 #endif
 }
 
-#ifdef WIN32
-#define strncasecmp strnicmp
-#endif
 #ifndef BITCOIN_QT_TEST
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -172,7 +170,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     // Do this early as we don't want to bother initializing if we are just calling IPC
     for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
     {
-        if (strlen(argv[i]) > 7 && strncasecmp(argv[i], "bitcoin:", 8) == 0)
+        if (boost::algorithm::istarts_with(argv[i], "bitcoin:"))
         {
             const char *strURI = argv[i];
             try {
@@ -312,17 +310,16 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 {
                     window.show();
                 }
+#if !defined(MAC_OSX) && !defined(WIN32)
+// TODO: implement qtipcserver.cpp for Mac and Windows
 
                 // Place this here as guiref has to be defined if we dont want to lose URIs
                 ipcInit();
 
-#if !defined(MAC_OSX) && !defined(WIN32)
-// TODO: implement qtipcserver.cpp for Mac and Windows
-
                 // Check for URI in argv
                 for (int i = 1; i < argc; i++)
                 {
-                    if (strlen(argv[i]) > 7 && strncasecmp(argv[i], "bitcoin:", 8) == 0)
+                    if (boost::algorithm::istarts_with(argv[i], "bitcoin:"))
                     {
                         const char *strURI = argv[i];
                         try {