diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index aee8b15..9fb96b9 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"github.com/BurntSushi/toml"
 )
 
@@ -93,6 +94,18 @@ func getConfig(filename string) (Config, error) {
 	}
 	config.CGIPaths = cgiPaths
 
+	// Validate redirects
+	for _, value := range config.TempRedirects {
+		if strings.Contains(value, "://") && !strings.HasPrefix(value, "gemini://") {
+			return config, errors.New("Invalid cross-protocol redirect to " + value)
+		}
+	}
+	for _, value := range config.PermRedirects {
+		if strings.Contains(value, "://") && !strings.HasPrefix(value, "gemini://") {
+			return config, errors.New("Ignoring cross-protocol redirect to " + value)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return config, nil
 }
 
@@ -164,9 +177,17 @@ func parseMollyFiles(path string, config *Config, errorLog *log.Logger) {
 		config.DirectoryReverse = mollyFile.DirectoryReverse
 		config.DirectoryTitles = mollyFile.DirectoryTitles
 		for key, value := range mollyFile.TempRedirects {
+			if strings.Contains(value, "://") && !strings.HasPrefix(value, "gemini://") {
+				errorLog.Println("Ignoring cross-protocol redirect to " + value + " in .molly file " + mollyPath)
+				continue
+			}
 			config.TempRedirects[key] = value
 		}
 		for key, value := range mollyFile.PermRedirects {
+			if strings.Contains(value, "://") && !strings.HasPrefix(value, "gemini://") {
+				errorLog.Println("Ignoring cross-protocol redirect to " + value + " in .molly file " + mollyPath)
+				continue
+			}
 			config.PermRedirects[key] = value
 		}
 		for key, value := range mollyFile.MimeOverrides {
diff --git a/handler.go b/handler.go
index 096416e..d476c3b 100644
--- a/handler.go
+++ b/handler.go
@@ -193,8 +193,12 @@ func handleRedirectsInner(URL *url.URL, redirects map[string]string, status int,
 			continue
 		}
 		if compiled.MatchString(URL.Path) {
-			URL.Path = compiled.ReplaceAllString(URL.Path, dst)
-			conn.Write([]byte(strStatus + " " + URL.String() + "\r\n"))
+			new_target := compiled.ReplaceAllString(URL.Path, dst)
+			if !strings.HasPrefix(new_target, "gemini://") {
+				URL.Path = new_target
+				new_target = URL.String()
+			}
+			conn.Write([]byte(strStatus + " " + new_target + "\r\n"))
 			log.Status = status
 			return
 		}