diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 824a37d..c04365c 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -5574,8 +5574,8 @@
             }
         },
         "lbry-redux": {
-            "version": "github:lbryio/lbry-redux#c74deed2a63e1acd0d1827ed9b954242d74e2a1e",
-            "from": "github:lbryio/lbry-redux#c74deed2a63e1acd0d1827ed9b954242d74e2a1e",
+            "version": "github:lbryio/lbry-redux#362d764c4c0de23032b6871b4d54207dc548028c",
+            "from": "github:lbryio/lbry-redux#362d764c4c0de23032b6871b4d54207dc548028c",
             "requires": {
                 "proxy-polyfill": "0.1.6",
                 "reselect": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d94945e..fceea1c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         "base-64": "^0.1.0",
         "@expo/vector-icons": "^8.1.0",
         "gfycat-style-urls": "^1.0.3",
-        "lbry-redux": "lbryio/lbry-redux#c74deed2a63e1acd0d1827ed9b954242d74e2a1e",
+        "lbry-redux": "lbryio/lbry-redux#362d764c4c0de23032b6871b4d54207dc548028c",
         "lbryinc": "lbryio/lbryinc#4c761084990557d379c85e1c998fcae7e5db143a",
         "lodash": ">=4.17.11",
         "merge": ">=1.2.1",
diff --git a/src/component/AppNavigator.js b/src/component/AppNavigator.js
index 9b5c1b7..c737581 100644
--- a/src/component/AppNavigator.js
+++ b/src/component/AppNavigator.js
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import {
 } from 'lbryinc';
 import { makeSelectClientSetting } from 'redux/selectors/settings';
 import { decode as atob } from 'base-64';
-import { dispatchNavigateBack, dispatchNavigateToUri } from 'utils/helper';
+import { dispatchNavigateBack, dispatchNavigateToUri, transformUrl } from 'utils/helper';
 import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-community/async-storage';
 import Colors from 'styles/colors';
 import Constants from 'constants'; // eslint-disable-line node/no-deprecated-api
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ class AppWithNavigationState extends React.Component {
           );
         }
       } else {
-        dispatchNavigateToUri(dispatch, nav, evt.url);
+        dispatchNavigateToUri(dispatch, nav, transformUrl(evt.url));
       }
     }
   };
diff --git a/src/component/claimList/view.js b/src/component/claimList/view.js
index 208e8c6..3f447d1 100644
--- a/src/component/claimList/view.js
+++ b/src/component/claimList/view.js
@@ -204,12 +204,7 @@ class ClaimList extends React.PureComponent {
 
     const options = this.buildClaimSearchOptions();
     const claimSearchKey = createNormalizedClaimSearchKey(options);
-    let uris = claimSearchByQuery[claimSearchKey];
-
-    if (uris) {
-      // temporary workaround for missing short_urls
-      uris = uris.filter(uri => uri && uri.length > 0);
-    }
+    const uris = claimSearchByQuery[claimSearchKey];
 
     if (Constants.ORIENTATION_VERTICAL === orientation) {
       return (
diff --git a/src/component/uriBar/view.js b/src/component/uriBar/view.js
index 1097ec7..8a2b605 100644
--- a/src/component/uriBar/view.js
+++ b/src/component/uriBar/view.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { SEARCH_TYPES, isNameValid, isURIValid, normalizeURI } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { FlatList, Keyboard, Text, TextInput, TouchableOpacity, View } from 'react-native';
-import { navigateToUri } from 'utils/helper';
+import { navigateToUri, transformUrl } from 'utils/helper';
 import Constants from 'constants'; // eslint-disable-line node/no-deprecated-api
 import UriBarItem from './internal/uri-bar-item';
 import Icon from 'react-native-vector-icons/FontAwesome5';
@@ -109,12 +109,19 @@ class UriBar extends React.PureComponent {
   handleSubmitEditing = () => {
     const { navigation, onSearchSubmitted, updateSearchQuery } = this.props;
     if (this.state.inputText) {
-      let inputText = this.state.inputText;
-      if (inputText.startsWith('lbry://') && isURIValid(inputText)) {
+      let inputText = this.state.inputText,
+        inputTextIsUrl = false;
+      if (inputText.startsWith('lbry://')) {
+        const transformedUrl = transformUrl(inputText);
         // if it's a URI (lbry://...), open the file page
-        const uri = normalizeURI(inputText);
-        navigateToUri(navigation, uri);
-      } else {
+        if (transformedUrl && isURIValid(transformedUrl)) {
+          inputTextIsUrl = true;
+          navigateToUri(navigation, transformedUrl);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // couldn't parse the inputText as a URL for some reason, so do a search instead
+      if (!inputTextIsUrl) {
         updateSearchQuery(inputText);
         // Not a URI, default to a search request
         if (onSearchSubmitted) {
diff --git a/src/page/splash/view.js b/src/page/splash/view.js
index 90f1ed3..59e5d08 100644
--- a/src/page/splash/view.js
+++ b/src/page/splash/view.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Lbry } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { ActivityIndicator, Linking, NativeModules, Platform, Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import { NavigationActions, StackActions } from 'react-navigation';
 import { decode as atob } from 'base-64';
-import { navigateToUri } from 'utils/helper';
+import { navigateToUri, transformUrl } from 'utils/helper';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-community/async-storage';
 import Button from 'component/button';
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class SplashScreen extends React.PureComponent {
           });
         }
       } else {
-        navigateToUri(navigation, launchUrl);
+        navigateToUri(navigation, transformUrl(launchUrl));
       }
     }
   };
diff --git a/src/utils/helper.js b/src/utils/helper.js
index 6bc6d50..7152c40 100644
--- a/src/utils/helper.js
+++ b/src/utils/helper.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { NavigationActions, StackActions } from 'react-navigation';
-import { buildURI, isURIValid } from 'lbry-redux';
+import { buildURI, isURIValid, normalizeURI } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { doPopDrawerStack, doPushDrawerStack, doSetPlayerVisible } from 'redux/actions/drawer';
 import Constants, { DrawerRoutes } from 'constants'; // eslint-disable-line node/no-deprecated-api
 
@@ -246,6 +246,12 @@ export function getOrderBy(item) {
   return orderBy;
 }
 
+// replace occurrences of ':' with '#' in a url (entered in the URI bar)
+export function transformUrl(url) {
+  const start = 'lbry://'.length;
+  return normalizeURI(url.substring(start).replace(/:/g, '#'));
+}
+
 // i18n placeholder until we find a good react-native i18n module
 export function __(str) {
   return str;