diff --git a/src/components/dialog/dialog.js b/src/components/dialog/dialog.js
index 65adec27b..8f73bca06 100644
--- a/src/components/dialog/dialog.js
+++ b/src/components/dialog/dialog.js
@@ -5,37 +5,15 @@ import AppBar from 'react-toolbox/lib/app_bar';
 import { IconButton } from 'react-toolbox/lib/button';
 import styles from './dialog.css';
 import dialogs from './dialogs';
+import routesReg from '../../utils/routes';
 
 class DialogElement extends Component {
   constructor() {
     super();
     this.state = {};
-    this.routesReg = [
-      {
-        regex: /\/main\/transactions(?:\/[^/]*)?$/,
-        path: '/main/transactions/',
-        params: 'dialog',
-        name: 'transactions',
-      }, {
-        regex: /\/main\/voting(?:\/[^/]*)?$/,
-        path: '/main/voting/',
-        params: 'dialog',
-        name: 'voting',
-      }, {
-        regex: /\/main\/forging(?:\/[^/]*)?$/,
-        path: '/main/forging/',
-        params: 'dialog',
-        name: 'forging',
-      }, {
-        regex: /\/(\w+)?$/,
-        path: '/',
-        params: 'dialog',
-        name: 'login',
-      },
-    ];
     this.current = {
       pathname: '/',
-      reg: this.routesReg[3],
+      reg: routesReg[3],
       list: [],
       dialog: '',
     };
@@ -50,15 +28,26 @@ class DialogElement extends Component {
   }
 
   checkForDialog() {
+    // if the dialog is wrong, show a toast
     if (this.current.pathname !== this.props.history.location.pathname) {
-      this.current.reg = this.routesReg.find(item =>
+      const reg = routesReg.find(item =>
         item.regex.test(this.props.history.location.pathname));
-      this.current.pathname = this.props.history.location.pathname;
-      const dialogName = this.props.history.location.pathname.replace(this.current.reg.path, '');
-      if (dialogs[dialogName] !== undefined) {
-        this.open(this.current.reg, dialogs[dialogName]);
+      console.log('opening', reg, this.current.pathname, this.props.history.location.pathname);
+      // wrong route, get back
+      if (reg === undefined) {
+        this.goBack();
       } else {
-        this.close();
+        this.current.reg = reg;
+        this.current.pathname = this.props.history.location.pathname;
+        const dialogName = this.props.history.location.pathname.replace(this.current.reg.path, '');
+
+        // route has a dialog, open it
+        if (dialogs[dialogName] !== undefined) {
+          this.open(this.current.reg, dialogs[dialogName]);
+        // route doesn't have a dialog, close if already open
+        } else {
+          this.close();
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -94,6 +83,9 @@ class DialogElement extends Component {
 
   goBack() {
     this.props.history.push(this.current.reg.path);
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      console.log('closed', this.current.reg.path);
+    }, 5);
   }
 
   render() {
diff --git a/src/utils/externalLinks.js b/src/utils/externalLinks.js
index 82850416b..57778eb32 100644
--- a/src/utils/externalLinks.js
+++ b/src/utils/externalLinks.js
@@ -1,13 +1,21 @@
 import history from '../history';
+import routesReg from './routes';
+import { errorToastDisplayed } from '../actions/toaster';
+import store from '../store';
 
 export default {
   init: () => {
     const { ipc } = window;
-    const protocolReg = /[lL][iI][sS][kK]:\/\//;
 
     if (ipc) {
       ipc.on('openUrl', (action, url) => {
-        history.push(url.replace(protocolReg, '/'));
+        const normalizedUrl = url.toLowerCase().replace('lisk://', '/');
+        const route = routesReg.find(item => item.regex.test(normalizedUrl));
+        if (route !== undefined) {
+          history.push(normalizedUrl);
+        } else {
+          store.dispatch(errorToastDisplayed({ label: 'The URL was invalid' }));
+        }
       });
     }
   },
diff --git a/src/utils/routes.js b/src/utils/routes.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..582e6bef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/routes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+export default [
+  {
+    regex: /\/main\/transactions(?:\/[^/]*)?$/,
+    path: '/main/transactions/',
+    params: 'dialog',
+    name: 'transactions',
+  }, {
+    regex: /\/main\/voting(?:\/[^/]*)?$/,
+    path: '/main/voting/',
+    params: 'dialog',
+    name: 'voting',
+  }, {
+    regex: /\/main\/forging(?:\/[^/]*)?$/,
+    path: '/main/forging/',
+    params: 'dialog',
+    name: 'forging',
+  }, {
+    regex: /register(\/)?$/,
+    path: '/',
+    params: 'dialog',
+    name: 'login',
+  }, {
+    regex: /^\/$/,
+    path: '/',
+    params: 'dialog',
+    name: 'login',
+  },
+];