diff --git a/ephy-uri-tester.c b/ephy-uri-tester.c
index 6dcf216..75b0d7d 100644
--- a/ephy-uri-tester.c
+++ b/ephy-uri-tester.c
@@ -945,7 +945,8 @@ static gboolean reqcb(WebKitWebPage *page, WebKitURIRequest *req,
 	char *ruri = wyebreq(EXE, uris);
 	g_free(uris);
 
-	if (!ruri) return true;
+	if (!ruri) return false; //wyebab failed
+	if (!*ruri) return true;
 
 	if (g_strcmp0(requri, ruri))
 		webkit_uri_request_set_uri(req, ruri);