diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/IncomingLocationMessageViewHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/IncomingLocationMessageViewHolder.kt
index b55017140..3c1d70d53 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/IncomingLocationMessageViewHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/IncomingLocationMessageViewHolder.kt
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.chat.ChatMessage
 import com.nextcloud.talk.ui.bottom.sheet.ProfileBottomSheet
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.ApiUtils
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.DisplayUtils
+import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.UriUtils
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.preferences.AppPreferences
 import com.stfalcon.chatkit.messages.MessageHolders
 import java.net.URLEncoder
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ class IncomingLocationMessageViewHolder(incomingView: View, payload: Any) : Mess
 
         binding.webview.webViewClient = object : WebViewClient() {
             override fun shouldOverrideUrlLoading(view: WebView?, url: String?): Boolean {
-                return if (url != null && (url.startsWith("http://") || url.startsWith("https://"))
+                return if (url != null && UriUtils.hasHttpProtocollPrefixed(url)
                 ) {
                     view?.context?.startActivity(Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url)))
                     true
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/OutcomingLocationMessageViewHolder.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/OutcomingLocationMessageViewHolder.kt
index 6ef0c283b..3a0fe3a6a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/OutcomingLocationMessageViewHolder.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/adapters/messages/OutcomingLocationMessageViewHolder.kt
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.chat.ChatMessage
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.chat.ReadStatus
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.ApiUtils
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.DisplayUtils
+import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.UriUtils
 import com.stfalcon.chatkit.messages.MessageHolders
 import java.net.URLEncoder
 import javax.inject.Inject
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ class OutcomingLocationMessageViewHolder(incomingView: View) : MessageHolders
 
         binding.webview.webViewClient = object : WebViewClient() {
             override fun shouldOverrideUrlLoading(view: WebView?, url: String?): Boolean {
-                return if (url != null && (url.startsWith("http://") || url.startsWith("https://"))
+                return if (url != null && UriUtils.hasHttpProtocollPrefixed(url)
                 ) {
                     view?.context?.startActivity(Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url)))
                     true
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/AccountVerificationController.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/AccountVerificationController.kt
index 2f5b050f9..97241d178 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/AccountVerificationController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/AccountVerificationController.kt
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.generic.Status
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.userprofile.UserProfileOverall
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.ApiUtils
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.ClosedInterfaceImpl
+import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.UriUtils
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.bundle.BundleKeys.KEY_BASE_URL
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.bundle.BundleKeys.KEY_INTERNAL_USER_ID
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.bundle.BundleKeys.KEY_IS_ACCOUNT_IMPORT
@@ -113,8 +114,7 @@ class AccountVerificationController(args: Bundle? = null) :
         actionBar?.hide()
 
         if (isAccountImport &&
-            !baseUrl!!.startsWith("http://") &&
-            !baseUrl!!.startsWith("https://") ||
+            !UriUtils.hasHttpProtocollPrefixed(baseUrl!!) ||
             !TextUtils.isEmpty(originalProtocol!!) &&
             !baseUrl!!.startsWith(originalProtocol!!)
         ) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/ServerSelectionController.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/ServerSelectionController.kt
index bd5d228a1..7b5fa77c4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/ServerSelectionController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/ServerSelectionController.kt
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.AccountUtils.findAccounts
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.AccountUtils.getAppNameBasedOnPackage
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.ApiUtils
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.DisplayUtils
+import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.UriUtils
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.bundle.BundleKeys.KEY_IS_ACCOUNT_IMPORT
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.database.user.UserUtils
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.singletons.ApplicationWideMessageHolder
@@ -197,7 +198,7 @@ class ServerSelectionController : NewBaseController(R.layout.controller_server_s
             url = url.substring(0, url.length - 1)
         }
         val queryUrl = url + ApiUtils.getUrlPostfixForStatus()
-        if (url.startsWith("http://") || url.startsWith("https://")) {
+        if (UriUtils.hasHttpProtocollPrefixed(url)) {
             checkServer(queryUrl, false)
         } else {
             checkServer("https://$queryUrl", true)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/bottomsheet/EntryMenuController.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/bottomsheet/EntryMenuController.kt
index e37718594..319033fa1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/bottomsheet/EntryMenuController.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/controllers/bottomsheet/EntryMenuController.kt
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import com.nextcloud.talk.controllers.util.viewBinding
 import com.nextcloud.talk.databinding.ControllerEntryMenuBinding
 import com.nextcloud.talk.models.json.conversations.Conversation
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.ShareUtils
+import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.UriUtils
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.bundle.BundleKeys
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.database.user.UserUtils
 import com.nextcloud.talk.utils.singletons.ApplicationWideMessageHolder
@@ -117,9 +118,11 @@ class EntryMenuController(args: Bundle) :
             override fun beforeTextChanged(s: CharSequence, start: Int, count: Int, after: Int) {
                 // unused atm
             }
+
             override fun onTextChanged(s: CharSequence, start: Int, before: Int, count: Int) {
                 // unused atm
             }
+
             override fun afterTextChanged(s: Editable) {
                 if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(s)) {
                     if (operation === ConversationOperationEnum.OPS_CODE_RENAME_ROOM) {
@@ -143,10 +146,7 @@ class EntryMenuController(args: Bundle) :
                         }
                         binding.textInputLayout.isErrorEnabled = false
                     } else if (
-                        (
-                            binding.textEdit.text.toString().startsWith("http://") ||
-                                binding.textEdit.text.toString().startsWith("https://")
-                            ) &&
+                        UriUtils.hasHttpProtocollPrefixed(binding.textEdit.text.toString()) &&
                         binding.textEdit.text.toString().contains("/call/")
                     ) {
                         if (!binding.okButton.isEnabled) {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/AccountUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/AccountUtils.kt
index 947844e90..34c66d86c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/AccountUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/AccountUtils.kt
@@ -55,10 +55,7 @@ object AccountUtils {
                 internalUserEntity = userEntitiesList[i]
                 importAccount = getInformationFromAccount(account)
                 if (importAccount.token != null) {
-                    if (
-                        importAccount.baseUrl.startsWith("http://") ||
-                        importAccount.baseUrl.startsWith("https://")
-                    ) {
+                    if (UriUtils.hasHttpProtocollPrefixed(importAccount.baseUrl)) {
                         if (
                             internalUserEntity.username == importAccount.username &&
                             internalUserEntity.baseUrl == importAccount.baseUrl
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/UriUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/UriUtils.kt
index 1397e7714..d668c8521 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/UriUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/utils/UriUtils.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import android.content.Context
 import android.database.Cursor
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.provider.OpenableColumns
+import android.text.TextUtils
 import android.util.Log
 
 class UriUtils {
@@ -50,5 +51,9 @@ class UriUtils {
             }
             return filename
         }
+
+        fun hasHttpProtocollPrefixed(uri: String): Boolean {
+            return uri.startsWith("http://") || uri.startsWith("https://")
+        }
     }
 }