diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 44b622b..59d5f9b 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -478,11 +478,13 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   	end
 
   	def get_target(link)
-  		link = link.split("?").first
-		temp_url = URI.parse(link)
-		target = "_blank"
-		if temp_url.host.nil?
-			target = "_self"
+  		if link.nil?
+	  		link = link.split("?").first
+			temp_url = URI.parse(link)
+			target = "_blank"
+			if temp_url.host.nil?
+				target = "_self"
+			end
 		end
 		target
   	end