diff --git a/app/Http/Livewire/Project/New/PublicGitRepository.php b/app/Http/Livewire/Project/New/PublicGitRepository.php
index 89032ed0b..b5a3b3403 100644
--- a/app/Http/Livewire/Project/New/PublicGitRepository.php
+++ b/app/Http/Livewire/Project/New/PublicGitRepository.php
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ class PublicGitRepository extends Component
     }
     public function load_branches()
     {
+        $this->validate([
+            'repository_url' => 'required|url'
+        ]);
         $this->get_git_source();
 
         try {
diff --git a/resources/js/components/MagicBar.vue b/resources/js/components/MagicBar.vue
index ea55cb1d0..921fdbf7d 100644
--- a/resources/js/components/MagicBar.vue
+++ b/resources/js/components/MagicBar.vue
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
                 </div>
             </div>
             <div class="relative" role="dialog" aria-modal="true" v-if="showCommandPalette" @keyup.esc="resetState">
-                <div class="fixed inset-0 transition-opacity bg-opacity-75 bg-coolgray-100"></div>
+                <div class="fixed inset-0 transition-opacity bg-opacity-75 bg-coolgray-100" @click.self="resetState"></div>
                 <div class="fixed inset-0 w-3/5 p-4 mx-auto overflow-y-auto sm:p-6 md:px-20 min-w-fit"
                     @click.self="resetState">
                     <div class="overflow-hidden transition-all transform bg-coolgray-200 ring-1 ring-black ring-opacity-5 ">
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/project/new/public-git-repository.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/project/new/public-git-repository.blade.php
index 427c01a1d..7e469c3cc 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/project/new/public-git-repository.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/project/new/public-git-repository.blade.php
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
     <form class="flex flex-col gap-2" wire:submit.prevent='submit'>
         <div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
             <div class="flex flex-col">
-                <div class="flex items-end gap-2">
-                    <x-forms.input wire:keypress.enter='load_branches' id="repository_url" label="Repository URL"
+                <div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
+                    <x-forms.input wire:keydown.enter='load_branches' id="repository_url" label="Repository URL"
                         helper="{!! __('repository.url') !!}" />
                     <x-forms.button wire:click.prevent="load_branches">
                         Check repository