diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/window_main.cpp b/cockatrice/src/interface/window_main.cpp
index 4685a7309..199a2d952 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/window_main.cpp
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/window_main.cpp
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     pixmapCacheSizeChanged(SettingsCache::instance().cacheStorage().getPixmapCacheSize());
 
     connectionController = new ConnectionController(this, this);
+    urlParser = new IntentUrlParser(this, this);
 
     createActions();
     createMenus();
@@ -865,7 +866,6 @@ void MainWindow::showWindowIfHidden()
 
 void MainWindow::handleCockatriceLink(const QString &url)
 {
-    auto urlParser = new IntentUrlParser(this, this);
     urlParser->handle(url);
 }
 
diff --git a/cockatrice/src/interface/window_main.h b/cockatrice/src/interface/window_main.h
index ad70bb684..fc0791832 100644
--- a/cockatrice/src/interface/window_main.h
+++ b/cockatrice/src/interface/window_main.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class TabSupervisor;
 class WndSets;
 class DlgTipOfTheDay;
 struct ContextConnectToServer;
+class IntentUrlParser;
 
 class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
 {
@@ -140,6 +141,7 @@ private:
         *aOpenSettingsFolder;
 
     TabSupervisor *tabSupervisor;
+    IntentUrlParser *urlParser;
     WndSets *wndSets;
     ConnectionController *connectionController;
     LocalServer *localServer;