diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 3899b07..ef4be85 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ func main() {
 		"escapeString":           html.EscapeString,
 		"sanitizeXSS":            sanitizeXSS,
 		"trimProtocol":           trimProtocol,
+		"normalizeWebsiteURL":    normalizeWebsiteURL,
 	}
 
 	tmpl = template.Must(
diff --git a/templates/profile.html b/templates/profile.html
index fd34d77..e1843a2 100644
--- a/templates/profile.html
+++ b/templates/profile.html
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
           </header>
           <div class="field separator long"></div>
           <div class="field">
-            <a href="{{.metadata.Website | escapeString}}"
+            <a href="{{.metadata.Website | normalizeWebsiteURL | escapeString}}"
               >{{.metadata.Website | escapeString}}</a
             >
           </div>
diff --git a/utils.go b/utils.go
index 85d58a0..58d3bdf 100644
--- a/utils.go
+++ b/utils.go
@@ -435,6 +435,13 @@ func trimProtocol(relay string) string {
 	return relay
 }
 
+func normalizeWebsiteURL(u string) string {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(u, "http") {
+		return u
+	}
+	return "https://" + u
+}
+
 func loadNpubsArchive(ctx context.Context) {
 	log.Debug().Msg("refreshing the npubs archive")