diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 451eea8..9bef611 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -45,14 +45,8 @@ fn main() {
         exit(1);
     }
 
-    let url = if url.starts_with("gopher://") {
-        url.to_string()
-    } else {
-        format!("gopher://{}", url)
-    };
-
     let mut ui = UI::new();
-    if let Err(e) = ui.open(&url) {
+    if let Err(e) = ui.open(url) {
         ui::error(&e.to_string());
         exit(1);
     }
@@ -75,13 +69,7 @@ fn print_usage() {
 }
 
 fn print_raw(url: &str) {
-    let url = if url.starts_with("gopher://") {
-        url.to_string()
-    } else {
-        format!("gopher://{}", url)
-    };
-
-    gopher::fetch_url(&url)
+    gopher::fetch_url(url)
         .and_then(|x| {
             println!("{}", x);
             Ok(())
diff --git a/src/menu.rs b/src/menu.rs
index 366b837..3d3045a 100644
--- a/src/menu.rs
+++ b/src/menu.rs
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ impl Menu {
             }
             Key::Backspace | Key::Delete => {
                 if self.input.is_empty() {
-                    Action::Back
+                    Action::Keypress(key)
                 } else {
                     self.input.pop();
                     self.redraw_input()
diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index fea511b..5062f38 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ pub struct UI {
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub enum Action {
     None,          // do nothing
-    Back,          // back in history
-    Forward,       // also history
-    Open(String),  // url
+    Open(String),  // open url
     Keypress(Key), // unknown keypress
     Redraw,        // redraw everything
     Quit,          // yup
@@ -102,7 +100,7 @@ impl UI {
         }
 
         // non-gopher URL
-        if !url.starts_with("gopher://") {
+        if url.contains("://") && !url.starts_with("gopher://") {
             return open_external(url);
         }
 
@@ -260,13 +258,13 @@ impl UI {
             Action::Error(e) => return Err(io_error(e)),
             Action::Redraw => self.dirty = true,
             Action::Open(url) => self.open(&url)?,
-            Action::Back | Action::Keypress(Key::Left) | Action::Keypress(Key::Backspace) => {
+            Action::Keypress(Key::Left) | Action::Keypress(Key::Backspace) => {
                 if self.page > 0 {
                     self.dirty = true;
                     self.page -= 1;
                 }
             }
-            Action::Forward | Action::Keypress(Key::Right) => {
+            Action::Keypress(Key::Right) => {
                 if self.page < self.pages.len() - 1 {
                     self.dirty = true;
                     self.page += 1;