diff --git a/cmd/web/helpers.go b/cmd/web/helpers.go
index 8d38d5f..96af52d 100644
--- a/cmd/web/helpers.go
+++ b/cmd/web/helpers.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func (app *application) cleanUrl(url string) string {
     s := strings.TrimPrefix(url, "http://")
     s = strings.TrimPrefix(s, "https://")
     s = path.Base(path.Clean(s))
+    s = "http://" + s
     return s
 }