diff --git a/src/css/hosts-files.css b/src/css/hosts-files.css
index da5b114..43d085d 100644
--- a/src/css/hosts-files.css
+++ b/src/css/hosts-files.css
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ body[dir="rtl"] #externalListsDiv {
     font-size: smaller;
     width: 100%;
     height: 12em;
-    white-space: nowrap;
+    white-space: pre;
     }
 body #busyOverlay {
     background-color: transparent;
diff --git a/src/js/hosts-files.js b/src/js/hosts-files.js
index 01e8930..37612a6 100644
--- a/src/js/hosts-files.js
+++ b/src/js/hosts-files.js
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ var renderHostsFiles = function() {
     var listStatsTemplate = vAPI.i18n('hostsFilesPerFileStats');
     var lastUpdateString = vAPI.i18n('hostsFilesLastUpdate');
     var renderElapsedTimeToString = vAPI.i18n.renderElapsedTimeToString;
+    var reExternalHostFile = /^https?:/;
 
     // Assemble a pretty blacklist name if possible
     var listNameFromListKey = function(listKey) {
@@ -154,16 +155,16 @@ var renderHostsFiles = function() {
 
         var availableLists = details.available;
         var listKeys = Object.keys(details.available);
+
+        // Sort works this way:
+        // - Send /^https?:/ items at the end (custom hosts file URL)
         listKeys.sort(function(a, b) {
-            var ta = availableLists[a].title || '';
-            var tb = availableLists[b].title || '';
-            if ( ta !== '' && tb !== '' ) {
+            var ta = availableLists[a].title || a;
+            var tb = availableLists[b].title || b;
+            if ( reExternalHostFile.test(ta) === reExternalHostFile.test(tb) ) {
                 return ta.localeCompare(tb);
             }
-            if ( ta === '' && tb === '' ) {
-                return a.localeCompare(b);
-            }
-            if ( tb === ''  ) {
+            if ( reExternalHostFile.test(tb) ) {
                 return -1;
             }
             return 1;
diff --git a/src/js/start.js b/src/js/start.js
index 2521b5a..1ae8536 100644
--- a/src/js/start.js
+++ b/src/js/start.js
@@ -125,9 +125,12 @@ var onHostsFilesLoaded = function() {
     µm.assets.remoteFetchBarrier -= 1;
 };
 
-var onPSLReady = function() {
+var onUserSettingsLoaded = function() {
     µm.loadHostsFiles(onHostsFilesLoaded);
-    µm.loadUserSettings();
+};
+
+var onPSLReady = function() {
+    µm.loadUserSettings(onUserSettingsLoaded);
     µm.loadMatrix();
 
     // rhill 2013-11-24: bind behind-the-scene virtual tab/url manually, since the
diff --git a/src/js/storage.js b/src/js/storage.js
index e140456..7d097fe 100644
--- a/src/js/storage.js
+++ b/src/js/storage.js
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
             if ( availableEntry === undefined ) {
                 continue;
             }
-            storedEntry = lists[oldLocation];
+            storedEntry = lists[oldLocation] || {};
             availableEntry.off = storedEntry.off || false;
             µm.assets.setHomeURL(newLocation, availableEntry.homeURL);
             if ( storedEntry.entryCount !== undefined ) {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
                 availableEntry.entryUsedCount = storedEntry.entryUsedCount;
             }
             // This may happen if the list name was pulled from the list content
-            if ( availableEntry.title === '' && storedEntry.title !== '' ) {
+            if ( availableEntry.title === '' && storedEntry.title !== undefined ) {
                 availableEntry.title = storedEntry.title;
             }
         }
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
             continue;
         }
         availableHostsFiles[location] = {
-            title: '',
+            title: location,
             external: true
         };
     }