diff --git a/comictalker/talker_utils.py b/comictalker/talker_utils.py
index b1b94c9..c1140b1 100644
--- a/comictalker/talker_utils.py
+++ b/comictalker/talker_utils.py
@@ -27,9 +27,14 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def fix_url(url: str) -> str:
+    if not url:
+        return ""
     tmp_url = urlsplit(url)
+    new_path = posixpath.normpath(tmp_url.path)
+    if new_path in (".", "/"):
+        new_path = ""
     # joinurl only works properly if there is a trailing slash
-    tmp_url = tmp_url._replace(path=posixpath.normpath(tmp_url.path) + "/")
+    tmp_url = tmp_url._replace(path=new_path + "/")
     return tmp_url.geturl()
 
 
diff --git a/tests/utils_test.py b/tests/utils_test.py
index 43ebc94..ee02b6a 100644
--- a/tests/utils_test.py
+++ b/tests/utils_test.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import os
 import pytest
 
 import comicapi.utils
+import comictalker.talker_utils
 
 
 def test_os_sorted():
@@ -200,3 +201,20 @@ titles_2 = [
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("value, result", titles_2)
 def test_sanitize_title(value, result):
     assert comicapi.utils.sanitize_title(value) == result.casefold()
+
+
+urls = [
+    ("", ""),
+    ("http://test.test", "http://test.test/"),
+    ("http://test.test/", "http://test.test/"),
+    ("http://test.test/..", "http://test.test/"),
+    ("http://test.test/../hello", "http://test.test/hello/"),
+    ("http://test.test/../hello/", "http://test.test/hello/"),
+    ("http://test.test/../hello/..", "http://test.test/"),
+    ("http://test.test/../hello/../", "http://test.test/"),
+]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("value, result", urls)
+def test_fix_url(value, result):
+    assert comictalker.talker_utils.fix_url(value) == result