diff --git a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/reference.rs b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/reference.rs
index eddd8db0..f35952bd 100644
--- a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/reference.rs
+++ b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/page/content/text/markdown/reference.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl Reference {
                         }
                     )
                 }
-                None => String::new(),
+                None => address.into(),
             },
             UriFlags::NONE,
         ) {