diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 27e07d747e..e1d0c6a574 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -970,9 +970,7 @@ void Menu::goToUser(const QString& user) {
 /// Open a url, shortcutting any "hifi" scheme URLs to the local application.
 void Menu::openUrl(const QUrl& url) {
     if (url.scheme() == "hifi") {
-        QString path = url.toString(QUrl::RemoveScheme);
-        path = path.remove(QRegExp("^:?/*"));
-        goTo(path);
+        goToURL(url.toString());
     } else {
         QDesktopServices::openUrl(url);
     }
diff --git a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
index b74adee55a..41dc50b1fa 100644
--- a/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/avatar/Avatar.cpp
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ void Avatar::renderBillboard() {
         }
         _billboardTexture.reset(new Texture());
         glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, _billboardTexture->getID());
-        glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, image.width(), image.height(), 1,
+        glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, image.width(), image.height(), 0,
             GL_BGRA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, image.constBits());
         glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
     
diff --git a/interface/src/renderer/TextureCache.cpp b/interface/src/renderer/TextureCache.cpp
index f31e4f9060..0588ca70d2 100644
--- a/interface/src/renderer/TextureCache.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/renderer/TextureCache.cpp
@@ -366,10 +366,10 @@ void NetworkTexture::setImage(const QImage& image, bool translucent) {
     imageLoaded(image);
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, getID());
     if (image.hasAlphaChannel()) {
-        glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, image.width(), image.height(), 1,
+        glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, image.width(), image.height(), 0,
             GL_BGRA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, image.constBits());
     } else {
-        glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGB, image.width(), image.height(), 1,
+        glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGB, image.width(), image.height(), 0,
             GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, image.constBits());
     }
     glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
@@ -404,10 +404,10 @@ QSharedPointer<Texture> DilatableNetworkTexture::getDilatedTexture(float dilatio
             
             glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, texture->getID());
             if (dilatedImage.hasAlphaChannel()) {
-                glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, dilatedImage.width(), dilatedImage.height(), 1,
+                glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, dilatedImage.width(), dilatedImage.height(), 0,
                     GL_BGRA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, dilatedImage.constBits());
             } else {
-                glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGB, dilatedImage.width(), dilatedImage.height(), 1,
+                glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGB, dilatedImage.width(), dilatedImage.height(), 0,
                     GL_RGB, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, dilatedImage.constBits());
             }
             glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/ChatWindow.cpp b/interface/src/ui/ChatWindow.cpp
index 72445fa69a..fce900f352 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/ChatWindow.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/ChatWindow.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 const int NUM_MESSAGES_TO_TIME_STAMP = 20;
 
-const QRegularExpression regexLinks("((?:(?:ftp)|(?:https?))://\\S+)");
+const QRegularExpression regexLinks("((?:(?:ftp)|(?:https?)|(?:hifi))://\\S+)");
 const QRegularExpression regexHifiLinks("([#@]\\S+)");
 const QString mentionSoundsPath("/sounds/mention/");
 const QString mentionRegex("@(\\b%1\\b)");