diff --git a/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/OmniTerm.kt b/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/OmniTerm.kt
index db08fcf..4f705d3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/OmniTerm.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/OmniTerm.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package corewala.buran
 
 import android.net.Uri
-import android.webkit.URLUtil
 import java.util.*
 
 const val GEM_SCHEME = "gemini://"
@@ -80,7 +79,11 @@ class OmniTerm(private val listener: Listener) {
     }
 
     fun getCurrent(): String {
-        return history.last().toString()
+        return if(history.size > 0){
+            history.last().toString()
+        }else{
+            ""
+        }
     }
 
     fun canGoBack(): Boolean {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt
index 7481bc3..3cdc0ee 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemActivity.kt
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ class GemActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                 Buran.DEFAULT_HOME_CAPSULE
             )
             val title = "# ${this.getString(R.string.no_internet)}"
-            val link = "=> $home ${this.getString(R.string.retry)}"
+            val text = this.getString(R.string.retry)
             omniTerm.set(home!!)
-            adapter.render(listOf(title, link))
+            adapter.render(listOf(title, text))
             binding.addressEdit.inputType = InputType.TYPE_NULL
         }
 
@@ -773,6 +773,19 @@ class GemActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
         bookmarkDatasource = db.bookmarks()
 
         if(intent.data == null){
+            var home = prefs.getString(
+                "home_capsule",
+                Buran.DEFAULT_HOME_CAPSULE
+            ) ?: Buran.DEFAULT_HOME_CAPSULE
+
+            if(
+                home.startsWith("gemini://")
+                and !home.contains(" ")
+                and home.contains(".")
+            ){
+                home = ""
+            }
+
             model.initialise(
                 home = prefs.getString(
                     "home_capsule",
@@ -782,6 +795,11 @@ class GemActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
                 db = db,
                 onState = this::handleState
             )
+
+            if(home.isEmpty()){
+                loadingView(false)
+                adapter.render(listOf("# ${getString(R.string.app_name)}"))
+            }
         }else{
             model.initialise(
                 home = intent.data.toString(),
@@ -829,6 +847,10 @@ class GemActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
 
         if(getInternetStatus()){
             if(initialised){
+                if(address.isEmpty()){
+                    loadingView(false)
+                    adapter.render(listOf("# ${getString(R.string.app_name)}"))
+                }
                 model.request(address, certPassword)
             }else{
                 initialise()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemViewModel.kt
index 8fa921b..8d04b83 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/corewala/buran/ui/GemViewModel.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ class GemViewModel: ViewModel() {
         this.db = db
         this.onState = onState
 
-        request(home, null)
+        if(home.startsWith("gemini://") and !home.contains(" ")){
+            request(home, null)
+        }
     }
 
     fun request(address: String, clientCertPassword: String?) {