diff --git a/src/main/views/webContentEvents.test.js b/src/main/views/webContentEvents.test.js
index dbc023ee..37c315c7 100644
--- a/src/main/views/webContentEvents.test.js
+++ b/src/main/views/webContentEvents.test.js
@@ -250,5 +250,11 @@ describe('main/views/webContentsEvents', () => {
             expect(newWindow({url: 'http://server-1.com/trusted/login'})).toStrictEqual({action: 'deny'});
             expect(webContentsEventManager.popupWindow).toBeTruthy();
         });
+
+        it('should open external URIs in browser', () => {
+            urlUtils.isValidURI.mockReturnValue(false);
+            expect(newWindow({url: 'https://google.com'})).toStrictEqual({action: 'deny'});
+            expect(shell.openExternal).toBeCalledWith('https://google.com');
+        });
     });
 });
diff --git a/src/main/views/webContentEvents.ts b/src/main/views/webContentEvents.ts
index a7f0cf11..e37293a3 100644
--- a/src/main/views/webContentEvents.ts
+++ b/src/main/views/webContentEvents.ts
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ export class WebContentsEventManager {
             }
 
             const serverURL = WindowManager.getServerURLFromWebContentsId(webContentsId);
-
             if (!serverURL) {
                 shell.openExternal(details.url);
                 return {action: 'deny'};
@@ -206,8 +205,12 @@ export class WebContentsEventManager {
 
                 const contextMenu = new ContextMenu({}, this.popupWindow);
                 contextMenu.reload();
+
+                return {action: 'deny'};
             }
 
+            // If all else fails, just open externally
+            shell.openExternal(details.url);
             return {action: 'deny'};
         };
     };