diff --git a/lib/global_id/uri/gid.rb b/lib/global_id/uri/gid.rb
index e9c16ef..71b3efc 100644
--- a/lib/global_id/uri/gid.rb
+++ b/lib/global_id/uri/gid.rb
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ def check_path(path)
 
       def check_scheme(scheme)
         if scheme == 'gid'
-          super
+          true
         else
           raise URI::BadURIError, "Not a gid:// URI scheme: #{inspect}"
         end