diff --git a/src/Logic/Search/PhotonSearch.ts b/src/Logic/Search/PhotonSearch.ts
index 3f6af41bd..a34ade4b8 100644
--- a/src/Logic/Search/PhotonSearch.ts
+++ b/src/Logic/Search/PhotonSearch.ts
@@ -125,6 +125,10 @@ export default class PhotonSearch implements GeocodingProvider, ReverseGeocoding
         if (query.length < 3) {
             return []
         }
+        if(query.indexOf("https://") >=0){
+            // Photon gives a '403 forbidden' when this is part of the search string
+            return []
+        }
         const limit = this.searchLimit
         let bbox = ""
         if (options?.bbox && !this.ignoreBounds) {