diff --git a/components/servo/lib.rs b/components/servo/lib.rs
index 051e6190922..97f4021898a 100644
--- a/components/servo/lib.rs
+++ b/components/servo/lib.rs
@@ -114,23 +114,20 @@ impl Browser  {
 
         // Send the URL command to the constellation.
         let cwd = env::current_dir().unwrap();
-        for url in opts.urls.iter() {
-            let url = match url::Url::parse(&*url) {
-                Ok(url) => url,
-                Err(url::ParseError::RelativeUrlWithoutBase)
-                => url::Url::from_file_path(&*cwd.join(&*url)).unwrap(),
-                Err(_) => panic!("URL parsing failed"),
-            };
+        let url = match url::Url::parse(&opts.url) {
+            Ok(url) => url,
+            Err(url::ParseError::RelativeUrlWithoutBase)
+            => url::Url::from_file_path(&*cwd.join(&opts.url)).unwrap(),
+            Err(_) => panic!("URL parsing failed"),
+        };
 
-            let ConstellationChan(ref chan) = constellation_chan;
-            chan.send(ConstellationMsg::InitLoadUrl(url)).unwrap();
-        }
+        let ConstellationChan(ref chan) = constellation_chan;
+        chan.send(ConstellationMsg::InitLoadUrl(url)).unwrap();
 
-        debug!("preparing to enter main loop");
         let compositor = CompositorTask::create(window,
                                                 compositor_proxy,
                                                 compositor_receiver,
-                                                constellation_chan,
+                                                constellation_chan.clone(),
                                                 time_profiler_chan,
                                                 mem_profiler_chan);
 
@@ -159,4 +156,3 @@ impl Browser  {
         self.compositor.shutdown();
     }
 }
-
diff --git a/components/util/opts.rs b/components/util/opts.rs
index f445359407e..c6479a35a0e 100644
--- a/components/util/opts.rs
+++ b/components/util/opts.rs
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ use std::rt;
 /// Global flags for Servo, currently set on the command line.
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Opts {
-    /// The initial URLs to load.
-    pub urls: Vec<String>,
+    /// The initial URL to load.
+    pub url: String,
 
     /// How many threads to use for CPU painting (`-t`).
     ///
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static FORCE_CPU_PAINTING: bool = false;
 
 pub fn default_opts() -> Opts {
     Opts {
-        urls: vec!(),
+        url: String::new(),
         paint_threads: 1,
         gpu_painting: false,
         tile_size: 512,
@@ -266,12 +266,12 @@ pub fn from_cmdline_args(args: &[String]) -> bool {
         return false;
     }
 
-    let urls = if opt_match.free.is_empty() {
+    let url = if opt_match.free.is_empty() {
         print_usage(app_name.as_slice(), opts.as_slice());
-        args_fail("servo asks that you provide 1 or more URLs");
+        args_fail("servo asks that you provide a URL");
         return false;
     } else {
-        opt_match.free.clone()
+        opt_match.free[0].clone()
     };
 
     let tile_size: usize = match opt_match.opt_str("s") {
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ pub fn from_cmdline_args(args: &[String]) -> bool {
     };
 
     let opts = Opts {
-        urls: urls,
+        url: url,
         paint_threads: paint_threads,
         gpu_painting: gpu_painting,
         tile_size: tile_size,
diff --git a/ports/cef/browser.rs b/ports/cef/browser.rs
index 7121c89e637..a654cce9e73 100644
--- a/ports/cef/browser.rs
+++ b/ports/cef/browser.rs
@@ -204,10 +204,9 @@ fn browser_host_create(window_info: &cef_window_info_t,
                        client: CefClient,
                        callback_executed: bool)
                        -> CefBrowser {
-    let mut urls = Vec::new();
-    urls.push("http://s27.postimg.org/vqbtrolyr/servo.jpg".to_owned());
+    let url = "http://s27.postimg.org/vqbtrolyr/servo.jpg".to_owned();
     let mut opts = opts::default_opts();
-    opts.urls = urls;
+    opts.url = url;
     let browser = ServoCefBrowser::new(window_info, client).as_cef_interface();
     browser.init(window_info);
     if callback_executed {
@@ -246,4 +245,3 @@ cef_static_method_impls! {
         browser_host_create(window_info, client, true)
     }}
 }
-
diff --git a/ports/cef/core.rs b/ports/cef/core.rs
index 25563526a8c..9a6b320c638 100644
--- a/ports/cef/core.rs
+++ b/ports/cef/core.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn cef_initialize(args: *const cef_main_args_t,
     };
 
     let mut temp_opts = opts::default_opts();
-    temp_opts.urls = vec![HOME_URL.to_owned()];
+    temp_opts.url = HOME_URL.to_owned();
     temp_opts.paint_threads = rendering_threads;
     temp_opts.layout_threads = rendering_threads;
     temp_opts.headless = false;
@@ -137,4 +137,3 @@ pub extern "C" fn cef_log(_file: *const c_char,
 pub extern "C" fn cef_get_min_log_level() -> c_int {
     0
 }
-
diff --git a/ports/gonk/src/lib.rs b/ports/gonk/src/lib.rs
index 0cf0694a8c8..3c258a991b7 100644
--- a/ports/gonk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ports/gonk/src/lib.rs
@@ -113,23 +113,20 @@ impl Browser {
 
         // Send the URL command to the constellation.
         let cwd = env::current_dir().unwrap();
-        for url in opts.urls.iter() {
-            let url = match url::Url::parse(&*url) {
-                Ok(url) => url,
-                Err(url::ParseError::RelativeUrlWithoutBase)
-                => url::Url::from_file_path(&*cwd.join(&*url)).unwrap(),
-                Err(_) => panic!("URL parsing failed"),
-            };
+        let url = match url::Url::parse(&opts.url) {
+            Ok(url) => url,
+            Err(url::ParseError::RelativeUrlWithoutBase)
+            => url::Url::from_file_path(&*cwd.join(&opts.url)).unwrap(),
+            Err(_) => panic!("URL parsing failed"),
+        };
 
-            let ConstellationChan(ref chan) = constellation_chan;
-            chan.send(ConstellationMsg::InitLoadUrl(url)).unwrap();
-        }
+        let ConstellationChan(ref chan) = constellation_chan;
+        chan.send(ConstellationMsg::InitLoadUrl(url)).unwrap();
 
-        debug!("preparing to enter main loop");
         let compositor = CompositorTask::create(window,
                                                 compositor_proxy,
                                                 compositor_receiver,
-                                                constellation_chan,
+                                                constellation_chan.clone(),
                                                 time_profiler_chan,
                                                 mem_profiler_chan);