diff --git a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemDescriptionFragment.java b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemDescriptionFragment.java
index 9183180c1..eb396251f 100644
--- a/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemDescriptionFragment.java
+++ b/src/de/danoeh/antennapod/fragment/ItemDescriptionFragment.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.danoeh.antennapod.fragment;
 
+import android.content.*;
 import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
 import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
 import de.danoeh.antennapod.feed.FeedItem;
@@ -9,10 +10,6 @@ import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringEscapeUtils;
 
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.app.Activity;
-import android.content.ClipData;
-import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.Intent;
-import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.AsyncTask;
@@ -117,7 +114,12 @@ public class ItemDescriptionFragment extends Fragment {
             @Override
             public boolean shouldOverrideUrlLoading(WebView view, String url) {
                 Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, Uri.parse(url));
-                startActivity(intent);
+                try {
+                    startActivity(intent);
+                } catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
+                    e.printStackTrace();
+                    return false;
+                }
                 return true;
             }
 
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ public class ItemDescriptionFragment extends Fragment {
             }
 
         });
+
         registerForContextMenu(webvDescription);
         return webvDescription;
     }