diff --git a/src/main/resources/public/index.html b/src/main/resources/public/index.html
index 379c6d8..e6bcd4e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/public/index.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/public/index.html
@@ -67,9 +67,10 @@
                     Shorten</legend>
                 <div class="pure-control-group">
                     <label for="longUrl">Long URL</label>
-                    <input type="url" name="longUrl" id="longUrl" placeholder="Please enter a valid URL" required />
+                    <input type="url" name="longUrl" id="longUrl" placeholder="Please enter a valid URL"
+                        onblur="addProtocol(this)" required />
                 </div>
-                <div class="pure-control-group">
+                <div class=" pure-control-group">
                     <label for="shortUrl">Short URL (optional)</label>
                     <input type="text" name="shortUrl" id="shortUrl" placeholder="Only a-z, 0-9, - and _ are allowed"
                         pattern="[A-Za-z0-9_-]+" />
diff --git a/src/main/resources/public/js/main.js b/src/main/resources/public/js/main.js
index 91a27e0..ae1333e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/public/js/main.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/public/js/main.js
@@ -66,10 +66,25 @@ const TR = (row, site) => {
 
 const copyShortUrl = async (link) => {
     const site = await getSiteUrl();
-    navigator.clipboard.writeText(`${site}/${link}`);
-    addAlertBox(`Short URL ${link} copied to clipboard!`, "green");
+    try {
+        navigator.clipboard.writeText(`${site}/${link}`);
+        addAlertBox(`Short URL ${link} was copied to clipboard!`, "green");
+    } catch (e) {
+        console.log(e);
+        addAlertBox("Could not copy short URL to clipboard, please do it manually.", "red");
+    }
+
 };
 
+const addProtocol = (input) => {
+    var url = input.value.trim();
+    if (url != "" && !~url.indexOf(":/")) {
+        url = "https://" + url;
+    }
+    input.value = url;
+    return input
+}
+
 const A = (s) => `<a href='${s}'>${s}</a>`;
 const A_INT = (s, t) => `<a href="javascript:copyShortUrl('${s}');">${t}/${s}</a>`;
 
@@ -114,7 +129,7 @@ const submitForm = () => {
     })
         .then(res => {
             if (!res.ok) {
-                addAlertBox("Short URL not valid or already in use!", "red");
+                addAlertBox("Short URL is not valid or it's already in use!", "red");
                 return "error";
             }
             else {