diff --git a/app/cmd/app/app.go b/app/cmd/app/app.go
index ef282fd0..d09e04b5 100644
--- a/app/cmd/app/app.go
+++ b/app/cmd/app/app.go
@@ -397,8 +397,8 @@ func checkUserLoggedIn(uiServerPort int) bool {
 // handleConnectURLScheme fetches the connect URL and opens it in the browser
 func handleConnectURLScheme() {
 	if checkUserLoggedIn(uiServerPort) {
-		slog.Info("user is already logged in, opening settings instead")
-		sendUIRequestMessage("/")
+		slog.Info("user is already logged in, opening app instead")
+		showWindow(wv.webview.Window())
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -466,6 +466,8 @@ func handleURLSchemeInCurrentInstance(urlSchemeRequest string) {
 	if isConnect {
 		handleConnectURLScheme()
 	} else {
-		sendUIRequestMessage("/")
+		if wv.webview != nil {
+			showWindow(wv.webview.Window())
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/app/cmd/app/app_darwin.m b/app/cmd/app/app_darwin.m
index 4e1d52f7..a983a2f0 100644
--- a/app/cmd/app/app_darwin.m
+++ b/app/cmd/app/app_darwin.m
@@ -24,27 +24,14 @@ bool firstTimeRun,startHidden; // Set in run before initialization
     for (NSURL *url in urls) {
         if ([url.scheme isEqualToString:@"ollama"]) {
             NSString *path = url.path;
-            if (!path || [path isEqualToString:@""]) {
-                // For URLs like ollama://settings (without triple slash),
-                // the "settings" part is parsed as the host, not the path.
-                // We need to convert it to a path by prepending "/"
-                if (url.host && ![url.host isEqualToString:@""]) {
-                    path = [@"/" stringByAppendingString:url.host];
-                } else {
-                    path = @"/";
-                }
-            }
-            
-            if ([path isEqualToString:@"/connect"] || [url.host isEqualToString:@"connect"]) {
+
+            if (path && ([path isEqualToString:@"/connect"] || [url.host isEqualToString:@"connect"])) {
                 // Special case: handle connect by opening browser instead of app
                 handleConnectURL();
             } else {
                 // Set app to be active and visible
                 [NSApp setActivationPolicy:NSApplicationActivationPolicyRegular];
                 [NSApp activateIgnoringOtherApps:YES];
-                
-                // Open the path with the UI
-                [self uiRequest:path];
             }
             
             break;
diff --git a/app/cmd/app/app_windows.go b/app/cmd/app/app_windows.go
index 8a487640..b563d409 100644
--- a/app/cmd/app/app_windows.go
+++ b/app/cmd/app/app_windows.go
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ func handleURLSchemeRequest(urlScheme string) {
 	if isConnect {
 		handleConnectURLScheme()
 	} else {
-		sendUIRequestMessage("/")
+		if wv.webview != nil {
+			showWindow(wv.webview.Window())
+		}
 	}
 }