diff --git a/src/routes/safe/components/Apps/ManageApps.js b/src/routes/safe/components/Apps/ManageApps.js
index 972477ab..acec7f35 100644
--- a/src/routes/safe/components/Apps/ManageApps.js
+++ b/src/routes/safe/components/Apps/ManageApps.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import GnoForm from '~/components/forms/GnoForm'
 import { required } from '~/components/forms/validator'
 import Img from '~/components/layout/Img'
 import appsIconSvg from '~/routes/safe/components/Transactions/TxsTable/TxType/assets/appsIcon.svg'
+import { isValid as isURLValid } from '~/utils/url'
 
 const FORM_ID = 'add-apps-form'
 
@@ -51,9 +52,7 @@ type Props = {
 }
 
 const urlValidator = (value: string) => {
-  return /(?:^|[ \t])((https?:\/\/)?(?:localhost|[\w-]+(?:\.[\w-]+)+)(:\d+)?(\/\S*)?)/gm.test(value)
-    ? undefined
-    : 'Please, provide a valid url'
+  return isURLValid(value) ? undefined : 'Please, provide a valid url'
 }
 
 const composeValidatorsApps = (...validators: Function[]): FieldValidator => (value: Field, values, meta) => {
@@ -92,7 +91,15 @@ const ManageApps = ({ appList, onAppAdded, onAppToggle }: Props) => {
   }
 
   const uniqueAppValidator = (value) => {
-    const exists = appList.find((a) => a.url === value.trim())
+    const exists = appList.find((a) => {
+      try {
+        const currentUrl = new URL(a.url)
+        const newUrl = new URL(value)
+        return currentUrl.href === newUrl.href
+      } catch (error) {
+        return 'There was a problem trying to validate the URL existence.'
+      }
+    })
     return exists ? 'This app is already registered.' : undefined
   }
 
diff --git a/src/routes/safe/components/Apps/utils.js b/src/routes/safe/components/Apps/utils.js
index 70965b29..defed2fc 100644
--- a/src/routes/safe/components/Apps/utils.js
+++ b/src/routes/safe/components/Apps/utils.js
@@ -29,40 +29,45 @@ export const getAppInfoFromUrl = async (appUrl: string) => {
     return res
   }
 
-  let cleanedUpAppUrl = appUrl.trim()
-  if (cleanedUpAppUrl.substr(-1) === '/') {
-    cleanedUpAppUrl = cleanedUpAppUrl.substr(0, cleanedUpAppUrl.length - 1)
-    res.url = cleanedUpAppUrl
+  res.url = appUrl.trim()
+  let noTrailingSlashUrl = res.url
+  if (noTrailingSlashUrl.substr(-1) === '/') {
+    noTrailingSlashUrl = noTrailingSlashUrl.substr(0, noTrailingSlashUrl.length - 1)
   }
 
   try {
-    const appInfo = await axios.get(`${cleanedUpAppUrl}/manifest.json`)
+    const appInfo = await axios.get(`${noTrailingSlashUrl}/manifest.json`)
 
     // verify imported app fulfil safe requirements
     if (!appInfo || !appInfo.data || !appInfo.data.name || !appInfo.data.description) {
       throw Error('The app does not fulfil the structure required.')
     }
 
+    // the DB origin field has a limit of 100 characters
+    const originFieldSize = 100
+    const jsonDataLength = 20
+    const remainingSpace = originFieldSize - res.url.length - jsonDataLength
+
     res = {
       ...res,
       ...appInfo.data,
-      id: JSON.stringify({ url: cleanedUpAppUrl, name: appInfo.data.name }),
+      id: JSON.stringify({ url: res.url, name: appInfo.data.name.substring(0, remainingSpace) }),
       error: false,
     }
+
     if (appInfo.data.iconPath) {
       try {
-        const iconInfo = await axios.get(`${cleanedUpAppUrl}/${appInfo.data.iconPath}`)
+        const iconInfo = await axios.get(`${noTrailingSlashUrl}/${appInfo.data.iconPath}`, { timeout: 1000 * 10 })
         if (/image\/\w/gm.test(iconInfo.headers['content-type'])) {
-          res.iconUrl = `${cleanedUpAppUrl}/${appInfo.data.iconPath}`
+          res.iconUrl = `${noTrailingSlashUrl}/${appInfo.data.iconPath}`
         }
       } catch (error) {
-        console.error(`It was not possible to fetch icon from app ${cleanedUpAppUrl}`)
+        console.error(`It was not possible to fetch icon from app ${res.url}`)
       }
     }
-
     return res
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error(`It was not possible to fetch app from ${cleanedUpAppUrl}: ${error.message}`)
+    console.error(`It was not possible to fetch app from ${res.url}: ${error.message}`)
     return res
   }
 }