diff --git a/src/kwidgetjobtracker.cpp b/src/kwidgetjobtracker.cpp
--- a/src/kwidgetjobtracker.cpp
+++ b/src/kwidgetjobtracker.cpp
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@
 
 void KWidgetJobTracker::Private::ProgressWidget::checkDestination(const QUrl &dest)
 {
-    bool ok = true;
+    bool ok = dest.isValid();
 
     if (dest.isLocalFile()) {
         const QString path = dest.toLocalFile();