diff --git a/js/app.js b/js/app.js
index 24a8e2f..4e518a7 100644
--- a/js/app.js
+++ b/js/app.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ function saveBlob(blob, fname, successCb, errorCb) {
 }
 
 function hi2gopher(hiurl) {
+  if(!hiurl.startsWith('hi:')) return hiurl
   var parts = hiurl.split(':')[1].split('|')
   return 'gopher://'+parts[2]+':'+parts[3]+'/'+parts[0]+parts[1]
 }
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
 
   function loadURL(url, noNavUpdate) { // wrapper to openURL that actually updates all the UI and history
     logoStatus.textContent = logoLoadingChar
-    statusBar.textContent = 'Loading ' + url
+    statusBar.textContent = 'Loading ' + hi2gopher(url)
     openURL(url, function(res) { // success callback
       logoStatus.textContent = logoDefaultChar
       statusBar.textContent = ''
@@ -314,7 +315,7 @@ addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() {
         navigator.mozApps.getSelf().then(function(app) {
           var mfst = app.manifest
           var aboutText = mfst.name + ' v' + mfst.version + ' by ' + mfst.developer.name
-          aboutText += '\nPage: ' + currentUrl
+          aboutText += '\nPage: ' + hi2gopher(currentUrl)
           alert(aboutText)
         })
         break