diff --git a/api/text.go b/api/text.go
index a4e51c0f..e26f52e2 100644
--- a/api/text.go
+++ b/api/text.go
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ func init() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	if tosLink, err := box.MustString("tos_link"); err == nil {
+		tosLink = strings.TrimSpace(tosLink)
 		if _, err := url.ParseRequestURI(tosLink); err == nil {
-			Text.TOSLink = strings.TrimSpace(tosLink)
+			Text.TOSLink = tosLink
 		} else {
 			panic(fmt.Sprint("tos_link is not valid URL:", err.Error()))
 		}