diff --git a/lib/url_utils.js b/lib/url_utils.js
index 1ffcd8c32..66261dbae 100644
--- a/lib/url_utils.js
+++ b/lib/url_utils.js
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ const UrlUtils = {
   },
 
   // Create a search URL from the given :query (using either the provided search URL, or the default
-  // one). It would be better to pull the default search engine from chrome itself. However, chrome
+  // one). It would be better to pull the default search engine from Chrome itself. However, Chrome
   // does not provide an API for doing so.
   createSearchUrl(query, searchUrl) {
     if (searchUrl == null) {
diff --git a/pages/vomnibar.js b/pages/vomnibar.js
index 14983e62f..5f8be2357 100644
--- a/pages/vomnibar.js
+++ b/pages/vomnibar.js
@@ -378,10 +378,10 @@ class VomnibarUI {
   }
 
   launchUrl(url, openInNewTab) {
-    // If the URL is a bookmarklet (so, prefixed with "javascript:"), then we always open it in the
+    // If the URL is a bookmarklet (so, prefixed with "javascript:"), then always open it in the
     // current tab.
-    if (openInNewTab) {
-      openInNewTab = !Utils.hasJavascriptPrefix(url);
+    if (openInNewTab && Utils.hasJavascriptPrefix(url)) {
+      openInNewTab = false;
     }
     chrome.runtime.sendMessage({
       handler: openInNewTab ? "openUrlInNewTab" : "openUrlInCurrentTab",