diff --git a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/client.rs b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/client.rs
index 94914f47..974f1906 100644
--- a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/client.rs
+++ b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/client.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use feature::Feature;
 use gtk::{
     gio::Cancellable,
     glib::{Uri, UriFlags},
-    prelude::{CancellableExt, EntryExt},
+    prelude::{CancellableExt, EditableExt, EntryExt},
 };
 use std::{cell::Cell, rc::Rc};
 use subject::Subject;
@@ -43,16 +43,47 @@ impl Client {
     /// Route tab item `request` to protocol driver
     /// * or `navigation` entry if the value not provided
     pub fn handle(&self, request: &str, is_snap_history: bool) {
+        // Move focus out from navigation entry
+        self.subject
+            .page
+            .browser_action
+            .escape
+            .activate_stateful_once(Some(self.subject.page.id.as_str().into()));
+
+        // Initially disable find action
+        self.subject
+            .page
+            .window_action
+            .find
+            .simple_action
+            .set_enabled(false);
+
+        // Reset widgets
+        self.subject.page.search.unset();
+        self.subject.page.input.unset();
+        self.subject.page.title.replace("Loading..".into());
+        self.subject
+            .page
+            .navigation
+            .request
+            .widget
+            .entry
+            .set_progress_fraction(0.1);
+
+        self.subject.tab_page.set_loading(true);
+
+        if is_snap_history {
+            snap_history(&self.subject, None);
+        }
+
         // run async resolver to detect Uri, scheme-less host, or search query
         lookup(request, self.cancellable(), {
             let driver = self.driver.clone();
             let subject = self.subject.clone();
             move |feature, cancellable, result| match result {
-                // route by scheme parsed
+                // route by scheme
                 Ok(uri) => match uri.scheme().as_str() {
-                    "gemini" => driver
-                        .gemini
-                        .handle(uri, feature, cancellable, is_snap_history),
+                    "gemini" => driver.gemini.handle(uri, feature, cancellable),
                     scheme => {
                         // no scheme match driver, complete with failure message
                         let status = subject.page.content.to_status_failure();
@@ -160,3 +191,30 @@ fn search(query: &str) -> Uri {
         None,
     ) // @TODO optional settings
 }
+
+/// Make new history record in related components
+/// * optional [Uri](https://docs.gtk.org/glib/struct.Uri.html) reference wanted only for performance reasons, to not parse it twice
+fn snap_history(subject: &Rc<Subject>, uri: Option<&Uri>) {
+    let request = subject.page.navigation.request.widget.entry.text();
+
+    // Add new record into the global memory index (used in global menu)
+    // * if the `Uri` is `None`, try parse it from `request`
+    match uri {
+        Some(uri) => subject.page.profile.history.memory.request.set(uri.clone()),
+        None => {
+            // this case especially useful for some routes that contain redirects
+            // maybe some parental optimization wanted @TODO
+            if let Some(uri) = subject.page.navigation.request.as_uri() {
+                subject.page.profile.history.memory.request.set(uri);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Add new record into the page navigation history
+    if match subject.page.navigation.history.current() {
+        Some(current) => current != request, // apply additional filters
+        None => true,
+    } {
+        subject.page.navigation.history.add(request, true)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/client/driver/gemini.rs b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/client/driver/gemini.rs
index d7fc84c3..b7fd3a25 100644
--- a/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/client/driver/gemini.rs
+++ b/src/app/browser/window/tab/item/client/driver/gemini.rs
@@ -72,46 +72,7 @@ impl Gemini {
 
     // Actions
 
-    pub fn handle(
-        &self,
-        uri: Uri,
-        feature: Feature,
-        cancellable: Cancellable,
-        is_snap_history: bool,
-    ) {
-        // Move focus out from navigation entry
-        self.subject
-            .page
-            .browser_action
-            .escape
-            .activate_stateful_once(Some(self.subject.page.id.as_str().into()));
-
-        // Initially disable find action
-        self.subject
-            .page
-            .window_action
-            .find
-            .simple_action
-            .set_enabled(false);
-
-        // Reset widgets
-        self.subject.page.search.unset();
-        self.subject.page.input.unset();
-        self.subject.page.title.replace("Loading..".into());
-        self.subject
-            .page
-            .navigation
-            .request
-            .widget
-            .entry
-            .set_progress_fraction(0.1);
-
-        self.subject.tab_page.set_loading(true);
-
-        if is_snap_history {
-            snap_history(&self.subject, None);
-        }
-
+    pub fn handle(&self, uri: Uri, feature: Feature, cancellable: Cancellable) {
         self.client.request_async(
             Request::gemini(uri.clone()),
             Priority::DEFAULT,
@@ -392,7 +353,7 @@ impl Gemini {
                                                         .set_text(&uri.to_string());
                                                     }
                                                     redirects.replace(total);
-                                                    subject.page.tab_action.load.activate(Some(&target.to_string()), is_snap_history);
+                                                    subject.page.tab_action.load.activate(Some(&target.to_string()), false);
                                                 }
                                             }
                                             Err(e) => {
@@ -459,30 +420,3 @@ fn uri_to_title(uri: &Uri) -> GString {
         path
     }
 }
-
-/// Make new history record in related components
-/// * optional [Uri](https://docs.gtk.org/glib/struct.Uri.html) reference wanted only for performance reasons, to not parse it twice
-fn snap_history(subject: &Rc<Subject>, uri: Option<&Uri>) {
-    let request = subject.page.navigation.request.widget.entry.text();
-
-    // Add new record into the global memory index (used in global menu)
-    // * if the `Uri` is `None`, try parse it from `request`
-    match uri {
-        Some(uri) => subject.page.profile.history.memory.request.set(uri.clone()),
-        None => {
-            // this case especially useful for some routes that contain redirects
-            // maybe some parental optimization wanted @TODO
-            if let Some(uri) = subject.page.navigation.request.as_uri() {
-                subject.page.profile.history.memory.request.set(uri);
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    // Add new record into the page navigation history
-    if match subject.page.navigation.history.current() {
-        Some(current) => current != request, // apply additional filters
-        None => true,
-    } {
-        subject.page.navigation.history.add(request, true)
-    }
-}