diff --git a/deltachat-ios/Controller/WebxdcViewController.swift b/deltachat-ios/Controller/WebxdcViewController.swift
index de96c952d..7cda14be4 100644
--- a/deltachat-ios/Controller/WebxdcViewController.swift
+++ b/deltachat-ios/Controller/WebxdcViewController.swift
@@ -430,10 +430,9 @@ class WebxdcViewController: WebViewViewController {
         DispatchQueue.global(qos: .userInitiated).async { [weak self] in
             guard let self else { return }
 
-            let base ="\(self.INTERNALSCHEMA)://acc\(self.dcContext.id)-msg\(self.messageId).localhost/"
-            let url = URL(string:  base + href ?? "index.html")
-            let fallbackUrl = URL(string: base + "index.html")!
-            let urlRequest = URLRequest(url: url ?? fallbackUrl)
+            let base = "\(self.INTERNALSCHEMA)://acc\(self.dcContext.id)-msg\(self.messageId).localhost/"
+            let url = URL(string: base + (href ?? "index.html"))
+            let urlRequest = URLRequest(url: url ?? URL(string: base + "index.html")!)
             DispatchQueue.main.async {
                 self.webView.load(urlRequest)
             }