diff --git a/src/scripts/controllers/new.js b/src/scripts/controllers/new.js
index 8ac5fac..08bacac 100644
--- a/src/scripts/controllers/new.js
+++ b/src/scripts/controllers/new.js
@@ -64,6 +64,10 @@
             var tasks = [];
 
             for (var i = 0; i < urls.length; i++) {
+                if (urls[i] == '' || urls[i].trim() == '') {
+                    continue;
+                }
+
                 tasks.push({
                     urls: [urls[i].trim()],
                     options: options
@@ -92,7 +96,7 @@
 
             optionStatus.setReady();
         };
-        
+
         $rootScope.loadPromise = $timeout(function () {
             ;//Do Nothing
         }, 100);
diff --git a/src/views/new.html b/src/views/new.html
index f561ccb..702b2ea 100644
--- a/src/views/new.html
+++ b/src/views/new.html
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                                 <div class="form-group has-feedback no-margin" ng-class="{ 'has-error' : newTaskForm.urls.$invalid && newTaskForm.urls.$dirty, 'has-success' : newTaskForm.urls.$valid && newTaskForm.urls.$dirty }">
                                 <textarea name="urls" class="form-control" rows="8" ng-model="context.urls" ng-required="true"
                                           ng-placeholder="'Support multiple URLs, one URL per line.' | translate"
-                                          ng-pattern="/^(\n?(http|https|ftp|ssh):\/\/.+)*$/"></textarea>
+                                          ng-pattern="/^(\n?(((http|https|ftp|ssh):\/\/.+)|(magnet:\?.+)))*$/i"></textarea>
                                     <div class="form-control-icon" ng-if="newTaskForm.urls.$dirty">
                                         <i class="fa form-control-feedback" ng-class="{'fa-check':newTaskForm.urls.$valid, 'fa-times':newTaskForm.urls.$invalid}"></i>
                                     </div>