diff --git a/dev-client/src/components/links/ExternalLink.tsx b/dev-client/src/components/links/ExternalLink.tsx
index b6b2af408..002fa0943 100644
--- a/dev-client/src/components/links/ExternalLink.tsx
+++ b/dev-client/src/components/links/ExternalLink.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  * along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
  */
 
-import React from 'react';
+import React, {useCallback, useMemo} from 'react';
 import {Linking, Pressable, StyleSheet, View} from 'react-native';
 
 import {IconButton as NativeIconButton} from 'native-base';
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
   Row,
   Text,
 } from 'terraso-mobile-client/components/NativeBaseAdapters';
+import {validateUrl} from 'terraso-mobile-client/util';
 
 export type ExternalLinkProps = {
   label: string;
@@ -34,27 +35,31 @@ export type ExternalLinkProps = {
 
 export const ExternalLink = React.forwardRef(
   ({label, url}: ExternalLinkProps, ref: React.Ref<unknown>) => {
-    const icon = (
-      <NativeIconButton ref={ref} icon={<Icon name="open-in-new" />} />
-    );
+    const isValidUrl = useMemo(() => validateUrl(url), [url]);
+    const openUrl = useCallback(() => Linking.openURL(url), [url]);
 
     return (
-      <View style={styles.container}>
-        <Pressable onPress={() => Linking.openURL(url)}>
-          <Box>
-            <Row alignItems="center">
-              <Text
-                color="primary.main"
-                fontSize="md"
-                textTransform="uppercase"
-                style={styles.label}>
-                {label}
-              </Text>
-              {icon}
-            </Row>
-          </Box>
-        </Pressable>
-      </View>
+      isValidUrl && (
+        <View style={styles.container}>
+          <Pressable onPress={openUrl}>
+            <Box>
+              <Row alignItems="center">
+                <Text
+                  color="primary.main"
+                  fontSize="md"
+                  textTransform="uppercase"
+                  style={styles.label}>
+                  {label}
+                </Text>
+                <NativeIconButton
+                  ref={ref}
+                  icon={<Icon name="open-in-new" />}
+                />
+              </Row>
+            </Box>
+          </Pressable>
+        </View>
+      )
     );
   },
 );
diff --git a/dev-client/src/components/links/InternalLink.tsx b/dev-client/src/components/links/InternalLink.tsx
index 674d7b826..07050c901 100644
--- a/dev-client/src/components/links/InternalLink.tsx
+++ b/dev-client/src/components/links/InternalLink.tsx
@@ -15,31 +15,32 @@
  * along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
  */
 
-import {useCallback} from 'react';
+import {useCallback, useMemo} from 'react';
 import {Linking} from 'react-native';
 
 import {Link} from 'native-base';
 import {InterfaceLinkProps} from 'native-base/lib/typescript/components/primitives/Link/types';
 
+import {validateUrl} from 'terraso-mobile-client/util';
+
 type InternalLinkProps = {
   label: string;
   onPress?: InterfaceLinkProps['onPress'];
-  url?: string;
+  url: string;
 };
 
 export default function InternalLink({label, onPress, url}: InternalLinkProps) {
-  const openUrl = useCallback(() => {
-    if (url !== undefined) {
-      Linking.openURL(url);
-    }
-  }, [url]);
+  const isValidUrl = useMemo(() => validateUrl(url), [url]);
+  const openUrl = useCallback(() => Linking.openURL(url), [url]);
 
   return (
-    <Link
-      _text={{color: 'primary.main'}}
-      isUnderlined={true}
-      onPress={onPress ? onPress : openUrl}>
-      {label}
-    </Link>
+    isValidUrl && (
+      <Link
+        _text={{color: 'primary.main'}}
+        isUnderlined={true}
+        onPress={onPress ? onPress : openUrl}>
+        {label}
+      </Link>
+    )
   );
 }
diff --git a/dev-client/src/screens/LocationScreens/components/soilInfo/SoilInfoDisplay.tsx b/dev-client/src/screens/LocationScreens/components/soilInfo/SoilInfoDisplay.tsx
index 2e81a9efe..b88b48117 100644
--- a/dev-client/src/screens/LocationScreens/components/soilInfo/SoilInfoDisplay.tsx
+++ b/dev-client/src/screens/LocationScreens/components/soilInfo/SoilInfoDisplay.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type SoilInfoDisplayProps = {
 
 export function SoilInfoDisplay({dataSource, soilInfo}: SoilInfoDisplayProps) {
   const {t} = useTranslation();
+
   return (
     <Column space={3}>
       <Heading variant="h6" fontStyle="italic" pb="10px">
diff --git a/dev-client/src/util.ts b/dev-client/src/util.ts
index e1e5afcfc..3b1dac914 100644
--- a/dev-client/src/util.ts
+++ b/dev-client/src/util.ts
@@ -164,3 +164,11 @@ export const isSiteManager = matchesRole([
 export const getSoilWebUrl = (coords: Coords) => {
   return `https://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/gmap/?loc=${coords.latitude},${coords.longitude}`;
 };
+
+export const validateUrl = (url?: string): URL | false => {
+  try {
+    return url ? new URL(url) : false;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+};