diff --git a/src/utilities.rs b/src/utilities.rs
index fab6141..68031ba 100644
--- a/src/utilities.rs
+++ b/src/utilities.rs
@@ -247,7 +247,13 @@ pub fn validate(post: &mut Post) {
 
     if !is_valid_url(post.link.as_str()) {
         post.score = 0;
-        println!("{} is not valid", post.link.as_str());
+        println!("post link {} is not valid", post.link.as_str());
+        return;
+    };
+
+    if !is_valid_url(&("http://".to_owned() + post.main_url.as_str())) {
+        post.score = 0;
+        println!("main_url {} is not valid", post.main_url.as_str());
         return;
     };