diff --git a/src/common/protocol-handler/error.ts b/src/common/protocol-handler/error.ts
index d25516bb22..ebe7adccd7 100644
--- a/src/common/protocol-handler/error.ts
+++ b/src/common/protocol-handler/error.ts
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ export class RoutingError extends Error {
         return "invalid protocol";
       case RoutingErrorType.INVALID_PATHNAME:
         return "invalid pathname";
-      case RoutingErrorType.NO_HANDLER:
-        return "no handler";
       case RoutingErrorType.NO_EXTENSION_ID:
         return "no extension ID";
       case RoutingErrorType.MISSING_EXTENSION:
diff --git a/src/common/protocol-handler/router.ts b/src/common/protocol-handler/router.ts
index e99f291e9e..d533a87723 100644
--- a/src/common/protocol-handler/router.ts
+++ b/src/common/protocol-handler/router.ts
@@ -110,11 +110,17 @@ export abstract class LensProtocolRouter extends Singleton {
    * @param routes the array of (path schemas, handler) paris to match against
    * @param url the url (in its current state)
    */
-  protected _route(routes: [string, RouteHandler][], url: Url): void {
+  protected _route(routes: [string, RouteHandler][], url: Url, extensionName?: string): void {
     const route = this._findMatchingRoute(routes, url);
 
     if (!route) {
-      throw new RoutingError(RoutingErrorType.NO_HANDLER, url);
+      const data: Record<string, string> = { url: url.toString() };
+
+      if (extensionName) {
+        data.extensionName = extensionName;
+      }
+
+      return void logger.info(`${LensProtocolRouter.LoggingPrefix}: No handler found`, data);
     }
 
     const [match, handler] = route;
@@ -198,7 +204,7 @@ export abstract class LensProtocolRouter extends Singleton {
       .map<[string, RouteHandler]>(({ pathSchema, handler }) => [pathSchema, handler]);
 
     try {
-      this._route(handlers, url);
+      this._route(handlers, url, extension.name);
     } catch (error) {
       if (error instanceof RoutingError) {
         error.extensionName = extension.name;
diff --git a/src/main/protocol-handler/router.ts b/src/main/protocol-handler/router.ts
index 57f2223919..fb9fc173c0 100644
--- a/src/main/protocol-handler/router.ts
+++ b/src/main/protocol-handler/router.ts
@@ -70,12 +70,16 @@ export class LensProtocolRouterMain extends proto.LensProtocolRouter {
   }
 
   protected _routeToInternal(url: Url): void {
+    const rawUrl = url.toString(); // for sending to renderer
+
     super._routeToInternal(url);
 
-    broadcastMessage(proto.ProtocolHandlerInternal, url);
+    broadcastMessage(proto.ProtocolHandlerInternal, rawUrl);
   }
 
   protected async _routeToExtension(url: Url): Promise<void> {
+    const rawUrl = url.toString(); // for sending to renderer
+
     /**
      * This needs to be done first, so that the missing extension handlers can
      * be called before notifying the renderer.
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ export class LensProtocolRouterMain extends proto.LensProtocolRouter {
      */
     await super._routeToExtension(new Url(url.toString(), true));
 
-    broadcastMessage(proto.ProtocolHandlerExtension, url);
+    broadcastMessage(proto.ProtocolHandlerExtension, rawUrl);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/renderer/lens-app.tsx b/src/renderer/lens-app.tsx
index 5c0dd79a95..d588206c01 100644
--- a/src/renderer/lens-app.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/lens-app.tsx
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ import { ConfirmDialog } from "./components/confirm-dialog";
 import { extensionLoader } from "../extensions/extension-loader";
 import { broadcastMessage } from "../common/ipc";
 import { CommandContainer } from "./components/command-palette/command-container";
+import { LensProtocolRouterRenderer } from "./protocol-handler/router";
 
 @observer
 export class LensApp extends React.Component {
   static async init() {
     extensionLoader.loadOnClusterManagerRenderer();
+    LensProtocolRouterRenderer.getInstance<LensProtocolRouterRenderer>().init();
     window.addEventListener("offline", () => {
       broadcastMessage("network:offline");
     });
diff --git a/src/renderer/protocol-handler/router.ts b/src/renderer/protocol-handler/router.ts
index c267e42977..d1dc0ceafd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/protocol-handler/router.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/protocol-handler/router.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { ipcRenderer } from "electron";
 import * as proto from "../../common/protocol-handler";
 import logger from "../../main/logger";
+import Url from "url-parse";
+import { autobind } from "../utils";
+
 export class LensProtocolRouterRenderer extends proto.LensProtocolRouter {
   /**
    * This function is needed to be called early on in the renderers lifetime.
@@ -11,19 +14,27 @@ export class LensProtocolRouterRenderer extends proto.LensProtocolRouter {
       .on(proto.ProtocolHandlerExtension, this.ipcExtensionHandler);
   }
 
+  @autobind()
   private ipcInternalHandler(event: Electron.IpcRendererEvent, ...args: any[]): void {
     if (args.length !== 1) {
       return void logger.warn(`${proto.LensProtocolRouter.LoggingPrefix}: unexpected number of args`, { args });
     }
 
-    console.log(args[0]);
+    const [rawUrl] = args;
+    const url = new Url(rawUrl, true);
+
+    this._routeToInternal(url);
   }
 
+  @autobind()
   private ipcExtensionHandler(event: Electron.IpcRendererEvent, ...args: any[]): void {
     if (args.length !== 1) {
       return void logger.warn(`${proto.LensProtocolRouter.LoggingPrefix}: unexpected number of args`, { args });
     }
 
-    console.log(args[0]);
+    const [rawUrl] = args;
+    const url = new Url(rawUrl, true);
+
+    this._routeToExtension(url);
   }
 }