diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cf366e9..8e45acf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $ npm install nativefier -g
 
 ## Usage
 
-Creating an native desktop app for [medium.com](medium.com):
+Creating a native desktop app for [medium.com](medium.com):
 
 ```bash
 $ nativefier "http://medium.com"
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ A template app with the appropriate event listeners and callbacks set up is incl
 Tested mostly on OSX, but should work for windows and linux.
 
 ### Back Button
-A back button is intentionally not provided because the tool is designed for single page apps. However, if desired, an executable can built for any url, and simply pressing the `backspace` key will take the user back to the previous page.
+A back button is intentionally not provided because the tool is designed for single page apps. However, if desired, an executable can be built for any url, and simply pressing the `backspace` key will take the user back to the previous page.
 
 ## Issues
 
diff --git a/src/options.js b/src/options.js
index d6a9649..b445870 100644
--- a/src/options.js
+++ b/src/options.js
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ function getTitle(url, callback) {
         }
 
         const $ = cheerio.load(body);
-        const pageTitle = $("title").text();
+        const pageTitle = $("title").text().replace(/\//g, "");
         callback(null, pageTitle);
     });
 }
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ function normalizeUrl(testUrl) {
     if (!parsed.protocol) {
         normalized = 'http://' + normalized;
     }
-    if (!validator.isURL(normalized, {require_protocol: true})) {
+    if (!validator.isURL(normalized, {require_protocol: true, require_tld: false})) {
         throw `Your Url: "${normalized}" is invalid!`;
     }
     return normalized;