diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserActivity.kt
index 80ac9cf28771..3d75c9645db4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/duckduckgo/app/browser/BrowserActivity.kt
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class BrowserActivity : DuckDuckGoActivity(), CoroutineScope by MainScope() {
     @SuppressLint("MissingSuperCall")
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.daggerInject()
+        intent?.sanitize()
         Timber.i("onCreate called. freshAppLaunch: ${dataClearer.isFreshAppLaunch}, savedInstanceState: $savedInstanceState")
         dataClearerForegroundAppRestartPixel.registerIntent(intent)
         renderer = BrowserStateRenderer()