diff --git a/public/scripts/textgen-settings.js b/public/scripts/textgen-settings.js
index 89a6bca65..49457d8af 100644
--- a/public/scripts/textgen-settings.js
+++ b/public/scripts/textgen-settings.js
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ export function isAphrodite() {
     return textgenerationwebui_settings.type === textgen_types.APHRODITE;
 }
 
+export function isOoba() {
+    return textgenerationwebui_settings.type === textgen_types.OOBA;
+}
+
 export function getTextGenUrlSourceId() {
     switch (textgenerationwebui_settings.type) {
         case textgen_types.MANCER:
@@ -327,6 +331,18 @@ async function generateTextGenWithStreaming(generate_data, signal) {
         streamingUrl = api_server_textgenerationwebui;
     }
 
+    if (isMancer() || isOoba()) {
+        try {
+            const parsedUrl = new URL(streamingUrl);
+            if (parsedUrl.protocol !== 'ws:' && parsedUrl.protocol !== 'wss:') {
+                throw new Error('Invalid protocol');
+            }
+        } catch {
+            toastr.error('Invalid URL for streaming. Make sure it starts with ws:// or wss://');
+            return async function* () { throw new Error('Invalid URL for streaming.'); }
+        }
+    }
+
     const response = await fetch('/generate_textgenerationwebui', {
         headers: {
             ...getRequestHeaders(),
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index b769ee605..12fc3fc3f 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -552,8 +552,18 @@ app.post("/generate_textgenerationwebui", jsonParser, async function (request, r
         });
 
         async function* readWebsocket() {
-            const streamingUrl = new URL(streamingUrlString);
-            const websocket = new WebSocket(streamingUrl);
+            /** @type {WebSocket} */
+            let websocket;
+            /** @type {URL} */
+            let streamingUrl;
+
+            try {
+                const streamingUrl = new URL(streamingUrlString);
+                websocket = new WebSocket(streamingUrl);
+            } catch (error) {
+                console.log("[SillyTavern] Socket error", error);
+                return;
+            }
 
             websocket.on('open', async function () {
                 console.log('WebSocket opened');