diff --git a/browser/lib/markdown-it-sanitize-html.js b/browser/lib/markdown-it-sanitize-html.js
index 3325604a..641216e3 100644
--- a/browser/lib/markdown-it-sanitize-html.js
+++ b/browser/lib/markdown-it-sanitize-html.js
@@ -96,6 +96,10 @@ function sanitizeInline (html, options) {
 
 function naughtyHRef (href, options) {
   // href = href.replace(/[\x00-\x20]+/g, '')
+  if (!href) {
+    // No href
+    return false
+  }
   href = href.replace(/<\!\-\-.*?\-\-\>/g, '')
 
   const matches = href.match(/^([a-zA-Z]+)\:/)