diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3bccf94..60ff349 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ use regex::Regex;
 use url::{Url, ParseError};
 
 fn clear_screen() {
+    println!("clearing");
     Command::new("clear")
         .status()
         .expect("Failed to clear screen");
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ fn parse_markdown(page_content: String) -> (String, Vec<String>) {
             }
         }).to_string();
         
-        let quick_hyperlink_regex = Regex::new(r"<(.*?)>").unwrap();
+        let quick_hyperlink_regex = Regex::new(r"<(.*:\/\/.*)>").unwrap();
         parsed_line = quick_hyperlink_regex.replace_all(&parsed_line, |caps: &regex::Captures| {
             hyperlink_number_counter += 1;
             let url = caps[1].to_string();
@@ -195,27 +196,37 @@ fn input() -> String{
     return s;
 }
 
-fn parse_url(user_input: String, previous_url: String) -> Result<Url, ParseError> {
-	let user_input = if user_input.contains("http://") || user_input.contains("https://") {
-		println!("Opening http page in web browser");
-		open::that(user_input);
-		previous_url
-	} 
-	else if user_input.contains("://") {
-		println!("Contains different scheme");
+fn parse_url(user_input: String, previous_url: &Url) -> Result<Url, ParseError> {
+	let mut relative = false;
+	let mut relative_path: &str = "/";
+	println!("user input: {}",user_input);
+	println!("previous url: {:?}",previous_url);
+	let to_parse =  if user_input.contains("://")  {
+		println!("Contains different scheme or is a path");
 		user_input
 	}
+	else if user_input[..1] == *"/" {
+		relative = true;
+		format!("http://{}/{}",Url::host_str(previous_url).expect("ivalid").to_string(), user_input)
+	}
 	else {
+		println!("prepending scheme to user input");
 		format!("http://{}", user_input)  // Prepend 'mttp://' if no scheme is found
 	};
 
-	let mut url: Url = Url::parse(&user_input).unwrap();
-	if url.port() == None {
-		url.set_port(Some(3477));
+	println!("Parsing: {}", to_parse);
+	if let Ok(mut url) = Url::parse(&to_parse) {
+		if url.port() == None {
+			url.set_port(Some(3477));
+		}
+		println!("{:?}",url);
+		println!("{}",url.as_str());
+		println!("parsed successfully");
+		return Ok(url)
+	}
+	else {
+		return Err(ParseError::InvalidDomainCharacter)
 	}
-	println!("{:?}",url);
-	println!("{}",url.as_str());
-	return Ok(url);
 
 }
 
@@ -231,7 +242,7 @@ fn main() {
 	let mut history: Vec<Url> = Vec::new();
 	let mut historical_position: usize = 0;
 	let mut links: Vec<String> = Vec::new();
-	if let Ok(mut url) = parse_url(user_input, "http://deadvey.com".to_string()) { // Change this and make internal pages ;)
+	if let Ok(mut url) = parse_url(user_input, &Url::parse(&"http://deadvey.com").unwrap()) { // Change this and make internal pages ;)
 		'mainloop: loop {
 			if load_page {
 				links = Vec::new();
@@ -277,7 +288,7 @@ fn main() {
 			}
 			else if let Ok(number) = user_input.parse::<usize>() {
 				if number < links.len() {
-					if let Ok(parsed_value) = parse_url(links[number].clone(), url.as_str().to_string()) {
+					if let Ok(parsed_value) = parse_url(links[number].clone(), &url) {
 						url = parsed_value;
 						/*
 						for i in historical_position+1..history.len()-1 {