diff --git a/backends/gdx-backend-android/src/com/badlogic/gdx/backends/android/AndroidNet.java b/backends/gdx-backend-android/src/com/badlogic/gdx/backends/android/AndroidNet.java
index 0703b2039f3..d45d1fbdfa7 100644
--- a/backends/gdx-backend-android/src/com/badlogic/gdx/backends/android/AndroidNet.java
+++ b/backends/gdx-backend-android/src/com/badlogic/gdx/backends/android/AndroidNet.java
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
 package com.badlogic.gdx.backends.android;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.ActivityNotFoundException;
 import android.content.Intent;
-import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.net.Uri;
 
 import com.badlogic.gdx.Net;
@@ -71,24 +71,18 @@ public Socket newClientSocket (Protocol protocol, String host, int port, SocketH
 
 	@Override
 	public boolean openURI (String URI) {
-		boolean result = false;
 		final Uri uri = Uri.parse(URI);
-		Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri);
-		PackageManager pm = app.getContext().getPackageManager();
-		if (pm.resolveActivity(intent, PackageManager.MATCH_DEFAULT_ONLY) != null) {
-			app.runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
-				@Override
-				public void run () {
-					Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri);
-					// LiveWallpaper and Daydream applications need this flag
-					if (!(app.getContext() instanceof Activity))
-						intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
-					app.startActivity(intent);
-				}
-			});
-			result = true;
+		try {
+			Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW, uri);
+			// LiveWallpaper and Daydream applications need this flag
+			if (!(app.getContext() instanceof Activity)) {
+				intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
+			}
+			app.startActivity(intent);
+			return true;
+		} catch (ActivityNotFoundException e) {
+			return false;
 		}
-		return result;
 	}
 
 }