diff --git a/src/bin/chrome.c b/src/bin/chrome.c
index b0e61cc..f7e0c9d 100644
--- a/src/bin/chrome.c
+++ b/src/bin/chrome.c
@@ -2112,7 +2112,7 @@ on_action_load_page(void *data, Evas_Object *view, void *event_info __UNUSED__)
    const char *entry_data = elm_scrolled_entry_entry_get(view);
    char *uri;
 
-   if ((uri = uri_sanitize((char *)entry_data)))
+   if ((uri = uri_sanitize(entry_data)))
      {
         ewk_view_uri_set(ewk_view, uri);
         evas_object_focus_set(ewk_view, EINA_TRUE);
diff --git a/src/bin/eve_state.c b/src/bin/eve_state.c
index 29c17ec..65ac813 100644
--- a/src/bin/eve_state.c
+++ b/src/bin/eve_state.c
@@ -277,9 +277,13 @@ inline void
 config_home_page_set(Config *config, const char *home_page)
 {
     EINA_SAFETY_ON_NULL_RETURN(config);
-    eina_stringshare_replace(&(config->home_page), home_page);
+    char *tmp_uri;
+    if ((tmp_uri = uri_sanitize(home_page))) {
+        eina_stringshare_replace(&(config->home_page), tmp_uri);
+        free(tmp_uri);
+    }
 }
-  
+
 inline const char *
 config_proxy_get(const Config *config)
 {
diff --git a/src/bin/main.c b/src/bin/main.c
index 8a7cf29..03dbb38 100644
--- a/src/bin/main.c
+++ b/src/bin/main.c
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ session_restore(void)
 }
 
 char *
-uri_sanitize(char *uri) {
+uri_sanitize(const char *uri) {
    char *fixed_uri;
 
    if (!uri || !*uri) return NULL;
diff --git a/src/bin/private.h b/src/bin/private.h
index ae78fb0..f11f09d 100644
--- a/src/bin/private.h
+++ b/src/bin/private.h
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@ Eina_Bool             tab_close_nth(Browser_Window *win, int n);
 Eina_Bool             tab_close_view(Browser_Window *win, Evas_Object *view);
 Eina_Bool             tab_close_chrome(Browser_Window *win, Evas_Object *chrome);
 
-char *                uri_sanitize(char *uri);
+char *                uri_sanitize(const char *uri);
 
 #endif