diff --git a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers/ConfigClientsHandler.java b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers/ConfigClientsHandler.java
index 8ee551541c..da84318d94 100644
--- a/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers/ConfigClientsHandler.java
+++ b/apps/routerconsole/java/src/net/i2p/router/web/helpers/ConfigClientsHandler.java
@@ -525,6 +525,10 @@ public class ConfigClientsHandler extends FormHandler {
             return;
         }
         if (!url.startsWith("file:")) {
+            if (uri.getScheme() == null || uri.getHost() == null || uri.getPath() == null || uri.getPath().length() <= 1) {
+                addFormError(_t("Bad URL {0}", url));
+                return;
+            }
             if (!verifyProxy())
                 return;
         }