diff --git a/src/lib/app/browserwindow.cpp b/src/lib/app/browserwindow.cpp
index 80853c79e..7ef10d36d 100644
--- a/src/lib/app/browserwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/app/browserwindow.cpp
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ void BrowserWindow::loadAddress(const QUrl &url)
         weView(index)->setFocus();
     } else {
         weView()->setFocus();
-        weView()->load(url);
+        weView()->load(LoadRequest(url));
     }
 }