diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 59d5f9b..ddd8f83 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -478,10 +478,10 @@ module ApplicationHelper
   	end
 
   	def get_target(link)
+  		target = "_blank"
   		if link.nil?
 	  		link = link.split("?").first
 			temp_url = URI.parse(link)
-			target = "_blank"
 			if temp_url.host.nil?
 				target = "_self"
 			end