diff --git a/js/routes.js b/js/routes.js
index 7cccf70aa..21e31a442 100644
--- a/js/routes.js
+++ b/js/routes.js
@@ -104,9 +104,10 @@ angular
     $idleProvider.warningDuration(40); // in seconds
     $keepaliveProvider.interval(30); // in seconds
   })
-  .run(function($rootScope, $location, $idle, gettextCatalog) {
+  .run(function($rootScope, $location, $idle, gettextCatalog, uriHandler) {
     gettextCatalog.currentLanguage = config.defaultLanguage;
     $idle.watch();
+    uriHandler.register();
     $rootScope.$on('$routeChangeStart', function(event, next, current) {
       if (!localStorage || localStorage.length < 1) {
         $location.path('unsupported');
diff --git a/js/services/controllerUtils.js b/js/services/controllerUtils.js
index 34f9937be..6d4106f1d 100644
--- a/js/services/controllerUtils.js
+++ b/js/services/controllerUtils.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 var bitcore = require('bitcore');
 
 angular.module('copayApp.services')
-  .factory('controllerUtils', function($rootScope, $sce, $location, $filter, notification, $timeout, uriHandler, rateService) {
+  .factory('controllerUtils', function($rootScope, $sce, $location, $filter, notification, $timeout, rateService) {
     var root = {};
 
 
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
 
     root.setupGlobalVariables = function(iden) {
       notification.enableHtml5Mode(); // for chrome: if support, enable it
-      uriHandler.register();
       $rootScope.unitName = config.unitName;
       $rootScope.pendingTxCount = 0;
       $rootScope.initialConnection = true;
diff --git a/js/services/uriHandler.js b/js/services/uriHandler.js
index b69ed4497..da9dd8695 100644
--- a/js/services/uriHandler.js
+++ b/js/services/uriHandler.js
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ UriHandler.prototype.register = function() {
   var base = window.location.origin + '/';
   var url = base + '#!/uri-payment/%s';
 
-  var isFirefox = navigator.userAgent.toLowerCase().indexOf('firefox') > -1;
-  if(navigator.registerProtocolHandler && !isFirefox) {
+  if(navigator.registerProtocolHandler) {
     navigator.registerProtocolHandler('bitcoin', url, 'Copay');
   }
 };