diff --git a/src/cfclient/ui/main.py b/src/cfclient/ui/main.py
index 2982d824cf..b738fc87e7 100644
--- a/src/cfclient/ui/main.py
+++ b/src/cfclient/ui/main.py
@@ -361,8 +361,9 @@ def _set_address(self):
         address = 0xE7E7E7E7E7
         try:
             link_uri = Config().get("link_uri")
-            if len(link_uri) > 0:
-                address = int(link_uri.split('/')[-1], 16)
+            if link_uri.startswith("radio://"):
+                if len(link_uri) > 0:
+                    address = int(link_uri.split('/')[-1], 16)
         except Exception as err:
             logger.warn('failed to parse address from config: %s' % str(err))
         finally: