diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeChannelLinkHandlerFactory.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeChannelLinkHandlerFactory.java
index 8d858f89d..13b06959b 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeChannelLinkHandlerFactory.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeChannelLinkHandlerFactory.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ParsingException;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.linkhandler.ListLinkHandlerFactory;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser;
 
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public final class PeertubeChannelLinkHandlerFactory extends ListLinkHandlerFactory {
@@ -51,8 +53,13 @@ public final class PeertubeChannelLinkHandlerFactory extends ListLinkHandlerFact
 
     @Override
     public boolean onAcceptUrl(final String url) {
-        return url.contains("/accounts/") || url.contains("/a/")
-                || url.contains("/video-channels/") || url.contains("/c/");
+        try {
+            new URL(url);
+            return url.contains("/accounts/") || url.contains("/a/")
+                    || url.contains("/video-channels/") || url.contains("/c/");
+        } catch (final MalformedURLException e) {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeCommentsLinkHandlerFactory.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeCommentsLinkHandlerFactory.java
index 816bcb183..0371ae7d0 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeCommentsLinkHandlerFactory.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeCommentsLinkHandlerFactory.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.FoundAdException;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ParsingException;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.linkhandler.ListLinkHandlerFactory;
 
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public final class PeertubeCommentsLinkHandlerFactory extends ListLinkHandlerFactory {
@@ -27,7 +29,12 @@ public final class PeertubeCommentsLinkHandlerFactory extends ListLinkHandlerFac
 
     @Override
     public boolean onAcceptUrl(final String url) throws FoundAdException {
-        return url.contains("/videos/") || url.contains("/w/");
+        try {
+            new URL(url);
+            return url.contains("/videos/") || url.contains("/w/");
+        } catch (final MalformedURLException e) {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubePlaylistLinkHandlerFactory.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubePlaylistLinkHandlerFactory.java
index c6183b140..a33f62792 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubePlaylistLinkHandlerFactory.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubePlaylistLinkHandlerFactory.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ParsingException;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.linkhandler.ListLinkHandlerFactory;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser;
 
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.List;
 
 public final class PeertubePlaylistLinkHandlerFactory extends ListLinkHandlerFactory {
@@ -52,9 +54,10 @@ public final class PeertubePlaylistLinkHandlerFactory extends ListLinkHandlerFac
     @Override
     public boolean onAcceptUrl(final String url) {
         try {
+            new URL(url);
             getId(url);
             return true;
-        } catch (final ParsingException e) {
+        } catch (final ParsingException | MalformedURLException e) {
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeStreamLinkHandlerFactory.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeStreamLinkHandlerFactory.java
index 6bc2ffa12..355c8f39e 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeStreamLinkHandlerFactory.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeStreamLinkHandlerFactory.java
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ParsingException;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.linkhandler.LinkHandlerFactory;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.utils.Parser;
 
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
+
 public final class PeertubeStreamLinkHandlerFactory extends LinkHandlerFactory {
 
     private static final PeertubeStreamLinkHandlerFactory INSTANCE
@@ -47,9 +50,10 @@ public final class PeertubeStreamLinkHandlerFactory extends LinkHandlerFactory {
             return false;
         }
         try {
+            new URL(url);
             getId(url);
             return true;
-        } catch (final ParsingException e) {
+        } catch (final ParsingException | MalformedURLException e) {
             return false;
         }
     }
diff --git a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeTrendingLinkHandlerFactory.java b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeTrendingLinkHandlerFactory.java
index e8d3481c0..f5211c581 100644
--- a/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeTrendingLinkHandlerFactory.java
+++ b/extractor/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/extractor/services/peertube/linkHandler/PeertubeTrendingLinkHandlerFactory.java
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.ServiceList;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.exceptions.ParsingException;
 import org.schabi.newpipe.extractor.linkhandler.ListLinkHandlerFactory;
 
+import java.net.MalformedURLException;
+import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -69,8 +71,13 @@ public final class PeertubeTrendingLinkHandlerFactory extends ListLinkHandlerFac
 
     @Override
     public boolean onAcceptUrl(final String url) {
-        return url.contains("/videos?") || url.contains("/videos/trending")
-                || url.contains("/videos/most-liked") || url.contains("/videos/recently-added")
-                || url.contains("/videos/local");
+        try {
+            new URL(url);
+            return url.contains("/videos?") || url.contains("/videos/trending")
+                    || url.contains("/videos/most-liked") || url.contains("/videos/recently-added")
+                    || url.contains("/videos/local");
+        } catch (final MalformedURLException e) {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }