diff --git a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/WebViewLocalServer.java b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/WebViewLocalServer.java
index 44bccc328..79328d177 100755
--- a/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/WebViewLocalServer.java
+++ b/android/capacitor/src/main/java/com/getcapacitor/WebViewLocalServer.java
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public WebResourceResponse shouldInterceptRequest(WebResourceRequest request) {
       return null;
     }
 
-    if (isLocalFile(loadingUrl) || loadingUrl.getHost().equalsIgnoreCase(bridge.getHost()) || (bridge.getServerUrl() == null && !bridge.getAppAllowNavigationMask().matches(loadingUrl.getHost()))) {
+    if (isLocalFile(loadingUrl) || isMainUrl(loadingUrl) || !isAllowedUrl(loadingUrl)) {
       Logger.debug("Handling local request: " + request.getUrl().toString());
       return handleLocalRequest(request, handler);
     } else {
@@ -188,6 +188,14 @@ private boolean isLocalFile(Uri uri) {
     return false;
   }
 
+  private boolean isMainUrl(Uri loadingUrl) {
+    return (bridge.getServerUrl() == null && loadingUrl.getHost().equalsIgnoreCase(bridge.getHost()));
+  }
+
+  private boolean isAllowedUrl(Uri loadingUrl) {
+    return !(bridge.getServerUrl() == null && !bridge.getAppAllowNavigationMask().matches(loadingUrl.getHost()));
+  }
+
   private WebResourceResponse handleLocalRequest(WebResourceRequest request, PathHandler handler) {
     String path = request.getUrl().getPath();