diff --git a/oml/gtkwebkit.py b/oml/gtkwebkit.py
index bc4e97b..88d6648 100755
--- a/oml/gtkwebkit.py
+++ b/oml/gtkwebkit.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import os
 from os.path import dirname, abspath
 import subprocess
+import webbrowser
 
 import gi
 gi.require_version('WebKit2', '4.0')
@@ -21,6 +22,14 @@ def on_key_press_event(widget, event):
     if event.state & Gdk.ModifierType.CONTROL_MASK and event.keyval == 113:
         Gtk.main_quit()
 
+def on_decide_policy(view, decision, dtype):
+    uri = decision.get_request().get_uri()
+    if uri.startswith("http") and not '127.0.0.1' in uri:
+        decision.ignore()
+        webbrowser.open_new(uri)
+        return True
+    return False
+
 wnd = Gtk.Window()
 
 wnd.set_icon_from_file(icon)
@@ -35,6 +44,8 @@ wnd.connect('key_press_event', on_key_press_event)
 wnd.add(web)
 wnd.show_all()
 
+web.connect("decide-policy", on_decide_policy)
+
 url = 'file://' + base + '/openmedialibrary/static/html/load.html'
 web.load_uri(url)
 
diff --git a/oml/item/models.py b/oml/item/models.py
index 8145bd6..1cb672a 100644
--- a/oml/item/models.py
+++ b/oml/item/models.py
@@ -531,6 +531,9 @@ class File(db.Model):
         j = self.item.json()
 
         current_path = self.fullpath()
+        if not os.path.exists(current_path):
+            logger.debug('file is missing. %s', current_path)
+            return
         author = '; '.join([ox.canonical_name(a) for a in j.get('author', [])])
         if not author:
             author = 'Unknown Author'