diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 42014c0a1..4aeaa7bbd 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "trilium",
-  "version": "0.44.3-beta",
+  "version": "0.44.4",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/src/public/app/services/link.js b/src/public/app/services/link.js
index c2d225be3..2ff1485fa 100644
--- a/src/public/app/services/link.js
+++ b/src/public/app/services/link.js
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ function goToLink(e) {
         }
     }
     else {
-        if (e.which === 1) {
+        if ((e.which === 1 && e.ctrlKey) || e.which === 2
+            || $link.hasClass("ck-link-actions__preview") // within edit link dialog single click suffices
+        ) {
             const address = $link.attr('href');
 
             if (address && address.startsWith('http')) {
diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.js
index 435e3b2b9..c79590ebb 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/editable_text.js
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ const TPL = `
         cursor: pointer;
     }
     
+    .note-detail-editable-text a[href^="http://"], .note-detail-editable-text a[href^="https://"] {
+        cursor: text !important;
+    }
+    
     .note-detail-editable-text h1 { font-size: 2.0em; }
     .note-detail-editable-text h2 { font-size: 1.8em; }
     .note-detail-editable-text h3 { font-size: 1.6em; }