diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 2ff07401..f0df9060 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     {
         KatzeXbelItem* item = katze_xbel_bookmark_new();
         if(config->startup == CONFIG_STARTUP_BLANK)
-            katze_xbel_bookmark_set_href(item, "about:blank");
+            katze_xbel_bookmark_set_href(item, "");
         else
             katze_xbel_bookmark_set_href(item, config->homepage);
         katze_xbel_folder_prepend_item(_session, item);
diff --git a/src/midori-browser.c b/src/midori-browser.c
index 9395a531..fb084494 100644
--- a/src/midori-browser.c
+++ b/src/midori-browser.c
@@ -2536,7 +2536,7 @@ midori_browser_init (MidoriBrowser* browser)
 
     // Transfers
     priv->panel_pageholder = g_object_new (MIDORI_TYPE_WEB_VIEW,
-                                           "uri", "about:blank",
+                                           "uri", "",
                                            NULL);
     gtk_widget_show (priv->panel_pageholder);
     midori_panel_append_page (MIDORI_PANEL (priv->panel),
@@ -2552,7 +2552,7 @@ midori_browser_init (MidoriBrowser* browser)
 
     // History
     priv->panel_pageholder = g_object_new (MIDORI_TYPE_WEB_VIEW,
-                                           "uri", "about:blank",
+                                           "uri", "",
                                            NULL);
     gtk_widget_show (priv->panel_pageholder);
     midori_panel_append_page (MIDORI_PANEL (priv->panel),