diff --git a/buku.py b/buku.py
index 80c7e89..f497d22 100755
--- a/buku.py
+++ b/buku.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import sys
 import threading
 import time
 import urllib3
+from urllib3.exceptions import LocationParseError
 from urllib3.util import parse_url, make_headers
 import webbrowser
 
@@ -2611,7 +2612,11 @@ def is_bad_url(url):
     """
 
     # Get the netloc token
-    netloc = parse_url(url).netloc
+    try:
+        netloc = parse_url(url).netloc
+    except LocationParseError as e:
+        logerr('%s, URL: %s', (e, url))
+        return True
     if not netloc:
         # Try of prepend '//' and get netloc
         netloc = parse_url('//' + url).netloc
@@ -2645,7 +2650,13 @@ def is_nongeneric_url(url):
         True if URL is a non-generic URL, False otherwise.
     """
 
-    ignored_prefix = ['place:', 'file://', 'apt:']
+    ignored_prefix = [
+        'about:',
+        'apt:',
+        'chrome://',
+        'file://',
+        'place:',
+    ]
 
     for prefix in ignored_prefix:
         if url.startswith(prefix):
@@ -2767,7 +2778,7 @@ def network_handler(url, http_head=False):
 
     page_title = None
 
-    if is_bad_url(url):
+    if is_nongeneric_url(url) or is_bad_url(url):
         return ('', 0, 1)
 
     if is_ignored_mime(url) or http_head:
diff --git a/tests/test_buku.py b/tests/test_buku.py
index fb3ac47..4a3e3fe 100644
--- a/tests/test_buku.py
+++ b/tests/test_buku.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ only_python_3_5 = pytest.mark.skipif(
         ['http://examplecom.', True],
         ['http://.example.com', True],
         ['http://example.com.', True],
+        ['about:newtab', True],
+        ['chrome://version/', True],
     ]
 )
 def test_is_bad_url(url, exp_res):
@@ -543,6 +545,8 @@ def test_sigint_handler(capsys):
         ['http://example.com.', ('', 0, 1)],
         ['http://example.com', ('Example Domain', 0, 0)],
         ['http://example.com/page1.txt', (('', 1, 0))],
+        ['about:new_page', (('', 0, 1))],
+        ['chrome://version/', (('', 0, 1))],
     ]
 )
 def test_network_handler_with_url(url, exp_res):