diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index d123023a68..2d17d7937b 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
 		"validate_email": true,
 		"validate_name": true,
 		"validate_phone": true,
+		"validate_url": true,
 		"get_number_format": true,
 		"format_number": true,
 		"format_currency": true,
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@
 		"cy": true,
 		"it": true,
 		"expect": true,
+		"describe": true,
 		"context": true,
 		"before": true,
 		"beforeEach": true,
diff --git a/cypress/fixtures/data_field_validation_doctype.js b/cypress/fixtures/data_field_validation_doctype.js
index 75fa88554e..469ff8ca24 100644
--- a/cypress/fixtures/data_field_validation_doctype.js
+++ b/cypress/fixtures/data_field_validation_doctype.js
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ export default {
 			fieldname: 'email',
 			fieldtype: 'Data',
 			label: 'Email',
-            options: 'Email'
+			options: 'Email'
 		},
 		{
 			fieldname: 'URL',
 			fieldtype: 'Data',
 			label: 'URL',
-            options: 'URL'
+			options: 'URL'
 		},
 		{
 			fieldname: 'Phone',
diff --git a/cypress/integration/data_field_form_validation.js b/cypress/integration/data_field_form_validation.js
index 17a7f8e154..e6f6f13df6 100644
--- a/cypress/integration/data_field_form_validation.js
+++ b/cypress/integration/data_field_form_validation.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ context('Data Field Input Validation in New Form', () => {
 		cy.get(`.frappe-control[data-fieldname="${fieldname}"]`).should('not.have.class', 'has-error');
 	}
 
-    describe('Data Field Options', () => {
+	describe('Data Field Options', () => {
 		it('should validate email address', () => {
 			cy.new_form(doctype_name);
 			validateField('email', 'captian', 'hello@test.com');
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ context('Data Field Input Validation in New Form', () => {
 		it('should validate name', () => {
 			validateField('person_name', ' 777Hello', 'James Bond');
 		});
-    });
+	});
 });
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diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/utils/datatype.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/utils/datatype.js
index ad0fd4324c..944d3fca1a 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/utils/datatype.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/utils/datatype.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ window.validate_name = function(txt) {
 
 window.validate_url = function(txt) {
 	return frappe.utils.validate_type(txt, "url");
-}
+};
 
 window.nth = function(number) {
 	number = cint(number);
diff --git a/frappe/utils/__init__.py b/frappe/utils/__init__.py
index 5992fdb6db..2fdaa05404 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/__init__.py
@@ -166,12 +166,12 @@ def validate_url(txt, throw=False):
 		url = urlparse(txt).netloc
 		if not url:
 			raise frappe.ValidationError
-	except Exception as e:
+	except Exception:
 		if throw:
 			frappe.throw(
 				frappe._(
 					"'{0}' is not a valid URL"
-				).format('<strong>' +  +'</strong>')
+				).format('<strong>' + txt +'</strong>')
 			)
 	
 	return False