diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 806ee327..3219b6fe 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         "builder-util-runtime": "^9.0.3",
         "cross-env": "7.0.3",
         "del": "3.0.0",
-        "electron": "^27.2.0",
+        "electron": "^28.1.3",
         "electron-builder": "^24.2.1",
         "electron-icon-maker": "0.0.5",
         "electron-osx-sign": "^0.6.0",
@@ -6633,9 +6633,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/electron": {
-      "version": "27.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://repo.symphony.com/artifactory/api/npm/npm-virtual-dev/electron/-/electron-27.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-no/iMICVLI/5G0IqgKFbB89HDN88DWwKeRO+dPfJPkpJISdEX8Cx/sMEOFuuRa4VNInNe5CKCqRWExK5z3AdcQ==",
+      "version": "28.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://repo.symphony.com/artifactory/api/npm/npm-virtual-dev/electron/-/electron-28.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NSFyTo6SndTPXzU18XRePv4LnjmuM9rF5GMKta1/kPmi02ISoSRonnD7wUlWXD2x53XyJ6d/TbSVesMW6sXkEQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
@@ -22991,9 +22991,9 @@
       }
     },
     "electron": {
-      "version": "27.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://repo.symphony.com/artifactory/api/npm/npm-virtual-dev/electron/-/electron-27.2.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-no/iMICVLI/5G0IqgKFbB89HDN88DWwKeRO+dPfJPkpJISdEX8Cx/sMEOFuuRa4VNInNe5CKCqRWExK5z3AdcQ==",
+      "version": "28.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://repo.symphony.com/artifactory/api/npm/npm-virtual-dev/electron/-/electron-28.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NSFyTo6SndTPXzU18XRePv4LnjmuM9rF5GMKta1/kPmi02ISoSRonnD7wUlWXD2x53XyJ6d/TbSVesMW6sXkEQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
         "@electron/get": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a8b9c35a..a59b132b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
     "builder-util-runtime": "^9.0.3",
     "cross-env": "7.0.3",
     "del": "3.0.0",
-    "electron": "^27.2.0",
+    "electron": "^28.1.3",
     "electron-builder": "^24.2.1",
     "electron-icon-maker": "0.0.5",
     "electron-osx-sign": "^0.6.0",
diff --git a/src/app/window-handler.ts b/src/app/window-handler.ts
index 25bdc1eb..cf990636 100644
--- a/src/app/window-handler.ts
+++ b/src/app/window-handler.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ import {
   initSysTray,
   injectStyles,
   isSymphonyReachable,
+  isValidUrl,
   loadBrowserViews,
   monitorNetworkInterception,
   preventWindowNavigation,
@@ -130,8 +131,6 @@ export const IS_NODE_INTEGRATION_ENABLED: boolean = false;
 export const AUX_CLICK = 'Auxclick';
 // Timeout on restarting SDA in case it's stuck
 const LISTEN_TIMEOUT: number = 25 * 1000;
-
-const HOSTNAME_REGEX = /^[a-zA-Z0-9.-]+\.[a-zA-Z]{2,}$/;
 export class WindowHandler {
   /**
    * Verifies if the url is valid and
@@ -2193,14 +2192,14 @@ export class WindowHandler {
       );
       const userAgent = this.getUserAgent(this.mainWebContents);
       const urlFromConfig = config.getUserConfigFields(['url']);
-      const isValidUrl =
-        HOSTNAME_REGEX.test(urlFromConfig.url || '') ||
+      const isPodUrlValid =
+        isValidUrl(urlFromConfig.url || '') ||
         urlFromConfig.url.includes('https://local-dev.symphony.com');
 
       await this.mainWebContents.loadURL(
         this.cmdUrl
           ? this.cmdUrl
-          : isValidUrl
+          : isPodUrlValid
           ? urlFromConfig.url
           : this.globalConfig.url,
         {
@@ -2392,8 +2391,7 @@ export class WindowHandler {
           logger.info(
             `window-handler: Current main window url is ${webContentsUrl}.`,
           );
-          const reloadUrl =
-            webContentsUrl || this.userConfig.url || this.globalConfig.url;
+          const reloadUrl = this.userConfig.url || this.globalConfig.url;
           logger.info(`window-handler: Trying to reload ${reloadUrl}.`);
           const userAgent = this.getUserAgent(this.mainWebContents);
           await this.mainWebContents.loadURL(reloadUrl, { userAgent });
diff --git a/src/app/window-utils.ts b/src/app/window-utils.ts
index e7a26ff1..06b34579 100644
--- a/src/app/window-utils.ts
+++ b/src/app/window-utils.ts
@@ -1458,3 +1458,11 @@ export const hideFullscreenWindow = (window: BrowserWindow) => {
   });
   window.setFullScreen(false);
 };
+
+export const isValidUrl = (text: string): false | URL => {
+  try {
+    return new URL(text);
+  } catch (err) {
+    return false;
+  }
+};