diff --git a/chrome/content/scaffold/scaffold.js b/chrome/content/scaffold/scaffold.js
index fdec489b97..2b2e535efd 100644
--- a/chrome/content/scaffold/scaffold.js
+++ b/chrome/content/scaffold/scaffold.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ var Scaffold = new function () {
 		browserUrl.addEventListener('keydown', function (e) {
 			if (e.key == 'Enter') {
 				Zotero.debug('Scaffold: Loading URL in browser: ' + browserUrl.value);
-				_browser.loadURI(Services.io.newURI(browserUrl.value), {
+				_browser.fixupAndLoadURIString(browserUrl.value, {
 					triggeringPrincipal: Services.scriptSecurityManager.getSystemPrincipal()
 				});
 			}