diff --git a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandler.coffee b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandler.coffee
index b57c3492f6..9e5d210d7e 100644
--- a/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandler.coffee
+++ b/services/web/app/coffee/Features/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandler.coffee
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ module.exports = SubscriptionDomainHandler =
 	_findDomainLicence: (email)->
 		licence = _.find settings.domainLicences, (licence)->
 			_.find licence.domains, (domain)->
-				_s.endsWith email, domain
+				regex = "[@\.]#{domain}"
+				return email.match(regex)
 
 		return licence
 
diff --git a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandlerTests.coffee b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandlerTests.coffee
index 82c94d352c..acf99e2d3d 100644
--- a/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandlerTests.coffee
+++ b/services/web/test/UnitTests/coffee/Subscription/SubscriptionDomainHandlerTests.coffee
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@ describe "SubscriptionDomainHandler", ->
 	beforeEach ->
 
 		@adminUser_id = 12345
+		@otherAdminUser_id = 32131231234
+		@ThirdOtherAdminUser_id = 33424324
 		@settings = 
 			domainLicences: [
-				{domains:["highcools.site"], adminUser_id:"not this one"}
 				{domains:["uni.edu", "student.uni.edu"], adminUser_id:@adminUser_id}
+				{domains:["student.myuni.com", "teacher.myuni.com"], adminUser_id:@otherAdminUser_id}
+				{domains:["highcools.site"], adminUser_id:@ThirdOtherAdminUser_id}
+
 			]
 		@SubscriptionGroupHandler = 
 			addUserToGroup: sinon.stub().callsArg(2)
@@ -30,11 +34,21 @@ describe "SubscriptionDomainHandler", ->
 			licence.adminUser_id.should.equal @adminUser_id
 			done()
 
-		it "should find one of the other emails in the domain list", (done)->
-			licence = @SubscriptionDomainHandler._findDomainLicence "sally@student.uni.edu"
-			licence.adminUser_id.should.equal @adminUser_id
+		it "should find the if email is subdomain", (done)->
+			licence = @SubscriptionDomainHandler._findDomainLicence "bob@somewherelse.highcools.site"
+			licence.adminUser_id.should.equal @ThirdOtherAdminUser_id
 			done()
 
+		it "should find one of the other emails in the domain list", (done)->
+			licence = @SubscriptionDomainHandler._findDomainLicence "sally@teacher.myuni.com"
+			licence.adminUser_id.should.equal @otherAdminUser_id
+			done()
+
+		it "should return undefined if no licence matches even if end of email is same", (done)->
+			licence = @SubscriptionDomainHandler._findDomainLicence "bob@someotherhighcools.site"
+			expect(licence).to.not.exist
+			done(licence)
+
 		it "should return undefined if no licence matches", (done)->
 			licence = @SubscriptionDomainHandler._findDomainLicence "bob@other.edu"
 			expect(licence).to.not.exist
@@ -46,7 +60,7 @@ describe "SubscriptionDomainHandler", ->
 			@SubscriptionDomainHandler._findDomainLicence = sinon.stub()
 
 		it "should call the SubscriptionGroupHandler if there is licence", (done)->
-			@SubscriptionDomainHandler._findDomainLicence.returns(@settings.domainLicences[1])
+			@SubscriptionDomainHandler._findDomainLicence.returns(@settings.domainLicences[0])
 			@SubscriptionDomainHandler.autoAllocate {email:@email}, (err)=>
 				@SubscriptionGroupHandler.addUserToGroup.calledWith(@adminUser_id, @email).should.equal true
 				done()