1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/mainview.cpp b/src/mainview.cpp
index 6d282e0c..0956e3ff 100644
--- a/src/mainview.cpp
+++ b/src/mainview.cpp
@@ -383,8 +383,15 @@ void MainView::slotCloneTab(int index)
         index = currentIndex();
     if (index < 0 || index >= count())
         return;
-    WebView *tab = newWebView();
-    tab->setUrl(webView(index)->url());
+    
+    WebView *tab = newWebView();    
+    KUrl url = webView(index)->url();
+    
+    // workaround against bug in webkit:
+    // only set url if it is not empty
+    // otherwise the current working directory will be used
+    if (!url.isEmpty())
+        tab->setUrl(url);
 
     updateTabBar();
 }
@@ -418,7 +425,7 @@ void MainView::slotCloseTab(int index)
         hasFocus = tab->hasFocus();
 
         //store close tab except homepage
-        if (!tab->url().prettyUrl().startsWith("rekonq:") && !tab->url().isEmpty())
+        if (!tab->url().prettyUrl().startsWith( QLatin1String("rekonq:") ) && !tab->url().isEmpty())
         {
             QString title = tab->title();
             QString url = tab->url().prettyUrl();