diff --git a/scripts/generate.py b/scripts/generate.py
index 0820493..e300386 100644
--- a/scripts/generate.py
+++ b/scripts/generate.py
@@ -453,16 +453,18 @@ def render_text_tokens(tokens, acc, headline, graph):
             for line in lines:
                 line_chunks = []
                 for word in TEXT_OR_LINK_RE.findall(line):
-                    if ':/' in word and not (word.startswith('org-protocol://')):
+                    if '://' in word and not (word.startswith('org-protocol://')):
                         if not (word.startswith('http://')
                                 or word.startswith('https://')
                                 or word.startswith('ftp://')
                                 or word.startswith('ftps://')
                                 ):
-                            raise Exception('Is this a link? {} (on {})\nLine: {}\nChunks: {}'.format(word, headline.doc.path, line, chunks))
-                        line_chunks.append('<a href="{url}" class="external">{description}</a>'
-                                           .format(url=word,
-                                                   description=html.escape(word)))
+                            logging.warning('Is this a link? {} (on {})\nLine: {}\nChunks: {}'.format(word, headline.doc.path, line, line_chunks))
+                            line_chunks.append(html.escape(word))
+                        else:
+                            line_chunks.append('<a href="{url}" class="external">{description}</a>'
+                                               .format(url=word,
+                                                       description=html.escape(word)))
                     else:
                         line_chunks.append(html.escape(word))
                 contents.append(''.join(line_chunks))