diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
index 0c4167c6b..55a70b7ab 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
@@ -464,9 +464,9 @@ void DatabaseWidget::openUrlForEntry(Entry* entry)
         }
     }
     else {
-        QDesktopServices::openUrl(urlString);
+        QUrl url = QUrl::fromUserInput(urlString);
+        QDesktopServices::openUrl(url);
     }
-
 }
 
 void DatabaseWidget::createGroup()