diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
index 114c168f6e..59e6fcf39b 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ void DatabaseWidget::openUrlForEntry(Entry* entry)
             }
         }
     } else {
-        QUrl url = QUrl(entry->url());
+        QUrl url = QUrl::fromUserInput(entry->url());
         if (!url.isEmpty()) {
             QDesktopServices::openUrl(url);
         }