diff --git a/server/src/lib.rs b/server/src/lib.rs
index 139bef7..d2652c5 100644
--- a/server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/server/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ pub enum SanitizeError {
 }
 
 pub fn linkify_html(text: &str) -> String {
-    let finder = LinkFinder::new();
+    let mut finder = LinkFinder::new();
+    finder.url_must_have_scheme(false);
     let mut parts = Vec::new();
     for span in finder.spans(text) {
         // TODO(wathiede): use Cow<str>?
@@ -26,7 +27,17 @@ pub fn linkify_html(text: &str) -> String {
             // Text as-is
             None => parts.push(span.as_str().to_string()),
             // Wrap in anchor tag
-            Some(LinkKind::Url) => parts.push(format!(r#"<a href="{0}">{0}</a>"#, span.as_str())),
+            Some(LinkKind::Url) => {
+                let text = span.as_str();
+                let schema = if text.starts_with("http") {
+                    ""
+                } else {
+                    "http://"
+                };
+                let a = format!(r#"<a href="{schema}{0}">{0}</a>"#, text);
+                log::info!("link {} {a}", span.as_str());
+                parts.push(a);
+            }
             _ => todo!("unhandled kind: {:?}", span.kind().unwrap()),
         }
     }