diff --git a/lib/api/api_provider.dart b/lib/api/api_provider.dart
index 1d3745f..bc50f8a 100644
--- a/lib/api/api_provider.dart
+++ b/lib/api/api_provider.dart
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import 'package:riverpod_annotation/riverpod_annotation.dart';
 import 'package:shelfsdk/audiobookshelf_api.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/db/cache_manager.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/models/error_response.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/api_settings_provider.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/settings/models/authenticated_user.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart';
 
 part 'api_provider.g.dart';
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ AudiobookshelfApi authenticatedApi(AuthenticatedApiRef ref) {
   final apiSettings = ref.watch(apiSettingsProvider);
   final user = apiSettings.activeUser;
   if (user == null) {
+    _logger.severe('No active user can not provide authenticated api');
     throw StateError('No active user');
   }
   return AudiobookshelfApi(
@@ -97,17 +100,26 @@ class PersonalizedView extends _$PersonalizedView {
     final api = ref.watch(authenticatedApiProvider);
     final apiSettings = ref.watch(apiSettingsProvider);
     final user = apiSettings.activeUser;
+    if (user == null) {
+      _logger.warning('no active user');
+      yield [];
+      return;
+    }
     if (apiSettings.activeLibraryId == null) {
       // set it to default user library by logging in and getting the library id
-      final login =
-          await api.login(username: user!.username!, password: user.password!);
+      final login = await ref.read(loginProvider().future);
+      if (login == null) {
+        _logger.shout('failed to login, not building personalized view');
+        yield [];
+        return;
+      }
       ref.read(apiSettingsProvider.notifier).updateState(
-            apiSettings.copyWith(activeLibraryId: login!.userDefaultLibraryId),
+            apiSettings.copyWith(activeLibraryId: login.userDefaultLibraryId),
           );
     }
     // try to find in cache
     // final cacheKey = 'personalizedView:${apiSettings.activeLibraryId}';
-    var key = 'personalizedView:${apiSettings.activeLibraryId! + user!.id!}';
+    final key = 'personalizedView:${apiSettings.activeLibraryId! + user.id}';
     final cachedRes = await apiResponseCacheManager.getFileFromMemory(
           key,
         ) ??
@@ -127,7 +139,7 @@ class PersonalizedView extends _$PersonalizedView {
       }
     }
 
-    // ! exagerated delay
+    // ! exaggerated delay
     // await Future.delayed(const Duration(seconds: 2));
     final res = await api.libraries
         .getPersonalized(libraryId: apiSettings.activeLibraryId!);
@@ -151,6 +163,7 @@ class PersonalizedView extends _$PersonalizedView {
   // method to force refresh the view and ignore the cache
   Future<void> forceRefresh() async {
     // clear the cache
+    // TODO: find a better way to clear the cache for only personalized view key
     return apiResponseCacheManager.emptyCache();
   }
 }
@@ -173,6 +186,47 @@ FutureOr<User> me(
   MeRef ref,
 ) async {
   final api = ref.watch(authenticatedApiProvider);
-  final res = await api.me.getUser();
-  return res!;
+  final errorResponseHandler = ErrorResponseHandler();
+  final res = await api.me.getUser(
+    responseErrorHandler: errorResponseHandler.storeError,
+  );
+  if (res == null) {
+    _logger.severe(
+      'me failed, got response: ${errorResponseHandler.response.obfuscate()}',
+    );
+    throw StateError('me failed');
+  }
+  return res;
+}
+
+@riverpod
+FutureOr<LoginResponse?> login(
+  LoginRef ref, {
+  AuthenticatedUser? user,
+}) async {
+  if (user == null) {
+    // try to get the user from settings
+    final apiSettings = ref.watch(apiSettingsProvider);
+    user = apiSettings.activeUser;
+    if (user == null) {
+      _logger.severe('no active user to login');
+      return null;
+    }
+    _logger.fine('no user provided, using active user: ${user.obfuscate()}');
+  }
+  final api = ref.watch(audiobookshelfApiProvider(user.server.serverUrl));
+  api.token = user.authToken;
+  var errorResponseHandler = ErrorResponseHandler();
+  _logger.fine('logging in with authenticated api');
+  final res = await api.misc.authorize(
+    responseErrorHandler: errorResponseHandler.storeError,
+  );
+  if (res == null) {
+    _logger.severe(
+      'login failed, got response: ${errorResponseHandler.response.obfuscate()}',
+    );
+    return null;
+  }
+  _logger.fine('login response: ${res.obfuscate()}');
+  return res;
 }
diff --git a/lib/api/api_provider.g.dart b/lib/api/api_provider.g.dart
index 7758c7b..796adf7 100644
--- a/lib/api/api_provider.g.dart
+++ b/lib/api/api_provider.g.dart
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class _AudiobookshelfApiProviderElement
   Uri? get baseUrl => (origin as AudiobookshelfApiProvider).baseUrl;
 }
 
-String _$authenticatedApiHash() => r'f555efb6eede590b5a8d60cad2e6bfc2847e2d14';
+String _$authenticatedApiHash() => r'e662465f01ab1a6384db4738a3ae49b5fab48a4f';
 
 /// get the api instance for the authenticated user
 ///
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ final fetchContinueListeningProvider =
 
 typedef FetchContinueListeningRef
     = AutoDisposeFutureProviderRef<GetUserSessionsResponse>;
-String _$meHash() => r'bdc664c4fd867ad13018fa769ce7a6913248c44f';
+String _$meHash() => r'da5f40b8063b0c0a6651fdcc4ac2d192d0dc7df6';
 
 /// See also [me].
 @ProviderFor(me)
@@ -521,7 +521,134 @@ final meProvider = AutoDisposeFutureProvider<User>.internal(
 );
 
 typedef MeRef = AutoDisposeFutureProviderRef<User>;
-String _$personalizedViewHash() => r'4c392ece4650bdc36d7195a0ddb8810e8fe4caa9';
+String _$loginHash() => r'eb1c4fcef1818dce994846c1adb8eca8f6ec9259';
+
+/// See also [login].
+@ProviderFor(login)
+const loginProvider = LoginFamily();
+
+/// See also [login].
+class LoginFamily extends Family<AsyncValue<LoginResponse?>> {
+  /// See also [login].
+  const LoginFamily();
+
+  /// See also [login].
+  LoginProvider call({
+    AuthenticatedUser? user,
+  }) {
+    return LoginProvider(
+      user: user,
+    );
+  }
+
+  @override
+  LoginProvider getProviderOverride(
+    covariant LoginProvider provider,
+  ) {
+    return call(
+      user: provider.user,
+    );
+  }
+
+  static const Iterable<ProviderOrFamily>? _dependencies = null;
+
+  @override
+  Iterable<ProviderOrFamily>? get dependencies => _dependencies;
+
+  static const Iterable<ProviderOrFamily>? _allTransitiveDependencies = null;
+
+  @override
+  Iterable<ProviderOrFamily>? get allTransitiveDependencies =>
+      _allTransitiveDependencies;
+
+  @override
+  String? get name => r'loginProvider';
+}
+
+/// See also [login].
+class LoginProvider extends AutoDisposeFutureProvider<LoginResponse?> {
+  /// See also [login].
+  LoginProvider({
+    AuthenticatedUser? user,
+  }) : this._internal(
+          (ref) => login(
+            ref as LoginRef,
+            user: user,
+          ),
+          from: loginProvider,
+          name: r'loginProvider',
+          debugGetCreateSourceHash:
+              const bool.fromEnvironment('dart.vm.product')
+                  ? null
+                  : _$loginHash,
+          dependencies: LoginFamily._dependencies,
+          allTransitiveDependencies: LoginFamily._allTransitiveDependencies,
+          user: user,
+        );
+
+  LoginProvider._internal(
+    super._createNotifier, {
+    required super.name,
+    required super.dependencies,
+    required super.allTransitiveDependencies,
+    required super.debugGetCreateSourceHash,
+    required super.from,
+    required this.user,
+  }) : super.internal();
+
+  final AuthenticatedUser? user;
+
+  @override
+  Override overrideWith(
+    FutureOr<LoginResponse?> Function(LoginRef provider) create,
+  ) {
+    return ProviderOverride(
+      origin: this,
+      override: LoginProvider._internal(
+        (ref) => create(ref as LoginRef),
+        from: from,
+        name: null,
+        dependencies: null,
+        allTransitiveDependencies: null,
+        debugGetCreateSourceHash: null,
+        user: user,
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  @override
+  AutoDisposeFutureProviderElement<LoginResponse?> createElement() {
+    return _LoginProviderElement(this);
+  }
+
+  @override
+  bool operator ==(Object other) {
+    return other is LoginProvider && other.user == user;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  int get hashCode {
+    var hash = _SystemHash.combine(0, runtimeType.hashCode);
+    hash = _SystemHash.combine(hash, user.hashCode);
+
+    return _SystemHash.finish(hash);
+  }
+}
+
+mixin LoginRef on AutoDisposeFutureProviderRef<LoginResponse?> {
+  /// The parameter `user` of this provider.
+  AuthenticatedUser? get user;
+}
+
+class _LoginProviderElement
+    extends AutoDisposeFutureProviderElement<LoginResponse?> with LoginRef {
+  _LoginProviderElement(super.provider);
+
+  @override
+  AuthenticatedUser? get user => (origin as LoginProvider).user;
+}
+
+String _$personalizedViewHash() => r'65c0bc60e312d290498ab488496495114d407ccb';
 
 /// fetch the personalized view
 ///
diff --git a/lib/features/onboarding/view/onboarding_single_page.dart b/lib/features/onboarding/view/onboarding_single_page.dart
index 5ceff08..79f0d63 100644
--- a/lib/features/onboarding/view/onboarding_single_page.dart
+++ b/lib/features/onboarding/view/onboarding_single_page.dart
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class OnboardingSinglePage extends HookConsumerWidget {
   Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
     final apiSettings = ref.watch(apiSettingsProvider);
     final serverUriController = useTextEditingController(
-      text: apiSettings.activeServer?.serverUrl.toString() ?? '',
+      text: apiSettings.activeServer?.serverUrl.toString() ?? 'https://',
     );
     var audiobookshelfUri = makeBaseUrl(serverUriController.text);
 
diff --git a/lib/features/onboarding/view/user_login_with_password.dart b/lib/features/onboarding/view/user_login_with_password.dart
index 91eeea0..43a52e5 100644
--- a/lib/features/onboarding/view/user_login_with_password.dart
+++ b/lib/features/onboarding/view/user_login_with_password.dart
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ class UserLoginWithPassword extends HookConsumerWidget {
       final authenticatedUser = model.AuthenticatedUser(
         server: addServer(),
         id: success.user.id,
-        password: password,
         username: username,
         authToken: api.token!,
       );
diff --git a/lib/models/error_response.dart b/lib/models/error_response.dart
index 954f3f3..13352be 100644
--- a/lib/models/error_response.dart
+++ b/lib/models/error_response.dart
@@ -7,14 +7,18 @@ final _logger = Logger('ErrorResponse');
 class ErrorResponseHandler {
   String? name;
   http.Response _response;
+  bool logRawResponse;
 
   ErrorResponseHandler({
     this.name,
     http.Response? response,
+    this.logRawResponse = false,
   }) : _response = response ?? http.Response('', 418);
 
   void storeError(http.Response response, [Object? error]) {
-    _logger.fine('for $name got response: ${response.obfuscate()}');
+    if (logRawResponse) {
+      _logger.fine('for $name got response: ${response.obfuscate()}');
+    }
     _response = response;
   }
 
diff --git a/lib/settings/models/authenticated_user.dart b/lib/settings/models/authenticated_user.dart
index 04f2bd0..321c885 100644
--- a/lib/settings/models/authenticated_user.dart
+++ b/lib/settings/models/authenticated_user.dart
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@ class AuthenticatedUser with _$AuthenticatedUser {
   const factory AuthenticatedUser({
     required AudiobookShelfServer server,
     required String authToken,
-    String? id,
+    required String id,
     String? username,
-    String? password,
   }) = _AuthenticatedUser;
 
   factory AuthenticatedUser.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
diff --git a/lib/settings/models/authenticated_user.freezed.dart b/lib/settings/models/authenticated_user.freezed.dart
index e582928..2a7ce53 100644
--- a/lib/settings/models/authenticated_user.freezed.dart
+++ b/lib/settings/models/authenticated_user.freezed.dart
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ AuthenticatedUser _$AuthenticatedUserFromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) {
 mixin _$AuthenticatedUser {
   AudiobookShelfServer get server => throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
   String get authToken => throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
-  String? get id => throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
+  String get id => throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
   String? get username => throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
-  String? get password => throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
 
   /// Serializes this AuthenticatedUser to a JSON map.
   Map<String, dynamic> toJson() => throw _privateConstructorUsedError;
@@ -45,9 +44,8 @@ abstract class $AuthenticatedUserCopyWith<$Res> {
   $Res call(
       {AudiobookShelfServer server,
       String authToken,
-      String? id,
-      String? username,
-      String? password});
+      String id,
+      String? username});
 
   $AudiobookShelfServerCopyWith<$Res> get server;
 }
@@ -69,9 +67,8 @@ class _$AuthenticatedUserCopyWithImpl<$Res, $Val extends AuthenticatedUser>
   $Res call({
     Object? server = null,
     Object? authToken = null,
-    Object? id = freezed,
+    Object? id = null,
     Object? username = freezed,
-    Object? password = freezed,
   }) {
     return _then(_value.copyWith(
       server: null == server
@@ -82,18 +79,14 @@ class _$AuthenticatedUserCopyWithImpl<$Res, $Val extends AuthenticatedUser>
           ? _value.authToken
           : authToken // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
               as String,
-      id: freezed == id
+      id: null == id
           ? _value.id
           : id // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
-              as String?,
+              as String,
       username: freezed == username
           ? _value.username
           : username // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
               as String?,
-      password: freezed == password
-          ? _value.password
-          : password // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
-              as String?,
     ) as $Val);
   }
 
@@ -119,9 +112,8 @@ abstract class _$$AuthenticatedUserImplCopyWith<$Res>
   $Res call(
       {AudiobookShelfServer server,
       String authToken,
-      String? id,
-      String? username,
-      String? password});
+      String id,
+      String? username});
 
   @override
   $AudiobookShelfServerCopyWith<$Res> get server;
@@ -142,9 +134,8 @@ class __$$AuthenticatedUserImplCopyWithImpl<$Res>
   $Res call({
     Object? server = null,
     Object? authToken = null,
-    Object? id = freezed,
+    Object? id = null,
     Object? username = freezed,
-    Object? password = freezed,
   }) {
     return _then(_$AuthenticatedUserImpl(
       server: null == server
@@ -155,18 +146,14 @@ class __$$AuthenticatedUserImplCopyWithImpl<$Res>
           ? _value.authToken
           : authToken // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
               as String,
-      id: freezed == id
+      id: null == id
           ? _value.id
           : id // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
-              as String?,
+              as String,
       username: freezed == username
           ? _value.username
           : username // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
               as String?,
-      password: freezed == password
-          ? _value.password
-          : password // ignore: cast_nullable_to_non_nullable
-              as String?,
     ));
   }
 }
@@ -177,9 +164,8 @@ class _$AuthenticatedUserImpl implements _AuthenticatedUser {
   const _$AuthenticatedUserImpl(
       {required this.server,
       required this.authToken,
-      this.id,
-      this.username,
-      this.password});
+      required this.id,
+      this.username});
 
   factory _$AuthenticatedUserImpl.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =>
       _$$AuthenticatedUserImplFromJson(json);
@@ -189,15 +175,13 @@ class _$AuthenticatedUserImpl implements _AuthenticatedUser {
   @override
   final String authToken;
   @override
-  final String? id;
+  final String id;
   @override
   final String? username;
-  @override
-  final String? password;
 
   @override
   String toString() {
-    return 'AuthenticatedUser(server: $server, authToken: $authToken, id: $id, username: $username, password: $password)';
+    return 'AuthenticatedUser(server: $server, authToken: $authToken, id: $id, username: $username)';
   }
 
   @override
@@ -210,15 +194,12 @@ class _$AuthenticatedUserImpl implements _AuthenticatedUser {
                 other.authToken == authToken) &&
             (identical(other.id, id) || other.id == id) &&
             (identical(other.username, username) ||
-                other.username == username) &&
-            (identical(other.password, password) ||
-                other.password == password));
+                other.username == username));
   }
 
   @JsonKey(includeFromJson: false, includeToJson: false)
   @override
-  int get hashCode =>
-      Object.hash(runtimeType, server, authToken, id, username, password);
+  int get hashCode => Object.hash(runtimeType, server, authToken, id, username);
 
   /// Create a copy of AuthenticatedUser
   /// with the given fields replaced by the non-null parameter values.
@@ -241,9 +222,8 @@ abstract class _AuthenticatedUser implements AuthenticatedUser {
   const factory _AuthenticatedUser(
       {required final AudiobookShelfServer server,
       required final String authToken,
-      final String? id,
-      final String? username,
-      final String? password}) = _$AuthenticatedUserImpl;
+      required final String id,
+      final String? username}) = _$AuthenticatedUserImpl;
 
   factory _AuthenticatedUser.fromJson(Map<String, dynamic> json) =
       _$AuthenticatedUserImpl.fromJson;
@@ -253,11 +233,9 @@ abstract class _AuthenticatedUser implements AuthenticatedUser {
   @override
   String get authToken;
   @override
-  String? get id;
+  String get id;
   @override
   String? get username;
-  @override
-  String? get password;
 
   /// Create a copy of AuthenticatedUser
   /// with the given fields replaced by the non-null parameter values.
diff --git a/lib/settings/models/authenticated_user.g.dart b/lib/settings/models/authenticated_user.g.dart
index 0752807..4ff5a06 100644
--- a/lib/settings/models/authenticated_user.g.dart
+++ b/lib/settings/models/authenticated_user.g.dart
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ _$AuthenticatedUserImpl _$$AuthenticatedUserImplFromJson(
       server:
           AudiobookShelfServer.fromJson(json['server'] as Map<String, dynamic>),
       authToken: json['authToken'] as String,
-      id: json['id'] as String?,
+      id: json['id'] as String,
       username: json['username'] as String?,
-      password: json['password'] as String?,
     );
 
 Map<String, dynamic> _$$AuthenticatedUserImplToJson(
@@ -24,5 +23,4 @@ Map<String, dynamic> _$$AuthenticatedUserImplToJson(
       'authToken': instance.authToken,
       'id': instance.id,
       'username': instance.username,
-      'password': instance.password,
     };
diff --git a/lib/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart b/lib/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart
index c70715a..6ff85fe 100644
--- a/lib/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart
+++ b/lib/shared/extensions/obfuscation.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
+import 'package:shelfsdk/audiobookshelf_api.dart' as shelfsdk;
 import 'package:vaani/settings/models/api_settings.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/models/audiobookshelf_server.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/settings/models/authenticated_user.dart';
@@ -67,7 +68,6 @@ extension ObfuscateAuthenticatedUser on AuthenticatedUser {
       return this;
     }
     return copyWith(
-      password: password == null ? null : 'passwordObfuscated',
       username: username == null ? null : 'usernameObfuscated',
       authToken: 'authTokenObfuscated',
       server: server.obfuscate(),
@@ -116,10 +116,54 @@ extension ObfuscateResponse on http.Response {
       return this;
     }
     return http.Response(
-      body,
+      obfuscateBody(),
       statusCode,
       headers: headers,
       request: request?.obfuscate(),
     );
   }
+
+  String obfuscateBody() {
+    if (!kReleaseMode) {
+      return body;
+    }
+    // replace any email addresses with emailObfuscated
+    // replace any phone numbers with phoneObfuscated
+    // replace any urls with urlObfuscated
+    // replace any tokens with tokenObfuscated
+    // token regex is `"token": "..."`
+    return body
+        .replaceAll(
+          RegExp(r'(\b\w+@\w+\.\w+\b)|'
+              r'(\b\d{3}-\d{3}-\d{4}\b)|'
+              r'(\bhttps?://\S+\b)'),
+          'obfuscated',
+        )
+        .replaceAll(
+          RegExp(r'"?token"?:?\s*"[^"]+"'),
+          '"token": "tokenObfuscated"',
+        );
+  }
+}
+
+extension ObfuscateLoginResponse on shelfsdk.LoginResponse {
+  shelfsdk.LoginResponse obfuscate() {
+    if (!kReleaseMode) {
+      return this;
+    }
+    return copyWith(
+      user: user.obfuscate(),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+extension ObfuscateUser on shelfsdk.User {
+  shelfsdk.User obfuscate() {
+    if (!kReleaseMode) {
+      return this;
+    }
+    return shelfsdk.User.fromJson(
+      toJson()..['token'] = 'tokenObfuscated',
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/shared/widgets/add_new_server.dart b/lib/shared/widgets/add_new_server.dart
index 9114c2b..a0c10e6 100644
--- a/lib/shared/widgets/add_new_server.dart
+++ b/lib/shared/widgets/add_new_server.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_hooks/flutter_hooks.dart';
 import 'package:hooks_riverpod/hooks_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:vaani/api/api_provider.dart';
+import 'package:vaani/main.dart';
+
+final httpUrlRegExp = RegExp('https?://');
 
 class AddNewServer extends HookConsumerWidget {
   const AddNewServer({
@@ -25,7 +28,8 @@ class AddNewServer extends HookConsumerWidget {
 
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
-    final myController = controller ?? useTextEditingController();
+    final myController =
+        controller ?? useTextEditingController(text: 'https://');
     var newServerURI = useValueListenable(myController);
     final isServerAlive = ref.watch(isServerAliveProvider(newServerURI.text));
     bool isServerAliveValue = isServerAlive.when(
@@ -34,15 +38,33 @@ class AddNewServer extends HookConsumerWidget {
       error: (error, _) => false,
     );
 
+    Uri parsedUri = Uri.parse('');
+
+    try {
+      parsedUri = Uri.parse(newServerURI.text);
+    } on FormatException {
+      // prepend https:// if not present
+      if (!newServerURI.text.startsWith(httpUrlRegExp)) {
+        myController.text = 'https://${newServerURI.text}';
+        parsedUri = Uri.parse(myController.text);
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      // do nothing
+      appLogger.severe('Error parsing URI: $e');
+    }
+    final canSubmit = !readOnly &&
+        (isServerAliveValue || (allowEmpty && newServerURI.text.isEmpty));
     return TextFormField(
       readOnly: readOnly,
       controller: controller,
       keyboardType: TextInputType.url,
       autofillHints: const [AutofillHints.url],
       textInputAction: TextInputAction.done,
-      onFieldSubmitted: (_) {
-        onPressed?.call();
-      },
+      onFieldSubmitted: canSubmit
+          ? (_) {
+              onPressed?.call();
+            }
+          : null,
       decoration: InputDecoration(
         labelText: 'Server URI',
         labelStyle: TextStyle(
@@ -50,8 +72,8 @@ class AddNewServer extends HookConsumerWidget {
         ),
         border: const OutlineInputBorder(),
         prefixText:
-            myController.text.startsWith(RegExp('https?://')) ? '' : 'https://',
-        prefixIcon: ServerAliveIcon(server: Uri.parse(newServerURI.text)),
+            myController.text.startsWith(httpUrlRegExp) ? '' : 'https://',
+        prefixIcon: ServerAliveIcon(server: parsedUri),
 
         // add server button
         suffixIcon: onPressed == null
@@ -65,10 +87,10 @@ class AddNewServer extends HookConsumerWidget {
                   focusColor: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.onSurface,
 
                   // should be enabled when
-                  onPressed: !readOnly &&
-                          (isServerAliveValue ||
-                              (allowEmpty && newServerURI.text.isEmpty))
-                      ? onPressed
+                  onPressed: canSubmit
+                      ? () {
+                          onPressed?.call();
+                        }
                       : null, // disable button if server is not alive
                 ),
               ),