diff --git a/js/routes.js b/js/routes.js
index 7cccf70aa..21e31a442 100644
--- a/js/routes.js
+++ b/js/routes.js
@@ -104,9 +104,10 @@ angular
     $idleProvider.warningDuration(40); // in seconds
     $keepaliveProvider.interval(30); // in seconds
   })
-  .run(function($rootScope, $location, $idle, gettextCatalog) {
+  .run(function($rootScope, $location, $idle, gettextCatalog, uriHandler) {
     gettextCatalog.currentLanguage = config.defaultLanguage;
     $idle.watch();
+    uriHandler.register();
     $rootScope.$on('$routeChangeStart', function(event, next, current) {
       if (!localStorage || localStorage.length < 1) {
         $location.path('unsupported');
diff --git a/js/services/controllerUtils.js b/js/services/controllerUtils.js
index 5eb2084d0..f0f09e48f 100644
--- a/js/services/controllerUtils.js
+++ b/js/services/controllerUtils.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 var bitcore = require('bitcore');
 
 angular.module('copayApp.services')
-  .factory('controllerUtils', function($rootScope, $sce, $location, $filter, notification, $timeout, uriHandler, rateService) {
+  .factory('controllerUtils', function($rootScope, $sce, $location, $filter, notification, $timeout, rateService) {
     var root = {};
 
 
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
 
     root.setupGlobalVariables = function(iden) {
       notification.enableHtml5Mode(); // for chrome: if support, enable it
-      uriHandler.register();
       $rootScope.unitName = config.unitName;
       $rootScope.txAlertCount = 0;
       $rootScope.initialConnection = true;