diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 28457804..a66e15c8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <groupId>com.rarchives.ripme</groupId>
   <artifactId>ripme</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>1.0.89</version>
+  <version>1.0.90</version>
   <name>ripme</name>
   <url>http://rip.rarchives.com</url>
   <properties>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
index 0eebffce..c84002ba 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/MainWindow.java
@@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ public class MainWindow implements Runnable, RipStatusHandler {
             private void update() {
                 try {
                     String urlText = ripTextfield.getText().trim();
+                    if (urlText.equals("")) {
+                        return;
+                    }
                     if (!urlText.startsWith("http")) {
                         urlText = "http://" + urlText;
                     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/UpdateUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/UpdateUtils.java
index 987173c3..733c64a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/UpdateUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/rarchives/ripme/ui/UpdateUtils.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import com.rarchives.ripme.utils.Utils;
 public class UpdateUtils {
 
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(UpdateUtils.class);
-    private static final String DEFAULT_VERSION = "1.0.89";
+    private static final String DEFAULT_VERSION = "1.0.90";
     private static final String updateJsonURL = "http://rarchives.com/ripme.json";
     private static final String updateJarURL = "http://rarchives.com/ripme.jar";
     private static final String mainFileName = "ripme.jar";