diff --git a/src/MicroweberPackages/Helper/UrlManager.php b/src/MicroweberPackages/Helper/UrlManager.php
index 1e7a0b48a55..ed94787e1a5 100644
--- a/src/MicroweberPackages/Helper/UrlManager.php
+++ b/src/MicroweberPackages/Helper/UrlManager.php
@@ -111,9 +111,8 @@ public function redirect($url)
             }
         }
 
-        if (!filter_var($redirectUrl, FILTER_VALIDATE_URL)) {
-            $redirectUrl = site_url();
-        }
+        $redirectUrl = str_replace("\r", "", $redirectUrl);
+        $redirectUrl = str_replace("\n", "", $redirectUrl);
 
         if (headers_sent()) {
             echo '<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;url=' . $redirectUrl . '">';