diff --git a/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/AddLinkModal.tsx b/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/AddLinkModal.tsx
index ea8fb1cbe..282033cd6 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/AddLinkModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/templates/homeFeed/AddLinkModal.tsx
@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ import { Button } from '../../elements/Button'
 import { FormInput } from '../../elements/FormElements'
 import { Box, VStack } from '../../elements/LayoutPrimitives'
 import {
-  ModalButtonBar, ModalContent,
-  ModalOverlay, ModalRoot, ModalTitleBar
+  ModalButtonBar,
+  ModalContent,
+  ModalOverlay,
+  ModalRoot,
+  ModalTitleBar,
 } from '../../elements/ModalPrimitives'
 
 type AddLinkModalProps = {
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ export function AddLinkModal(props: AddLinkModalProps): JSX.Element {
   const handleLinkSubmission = useCallback(
     async (link: string) => {
       const result = await saveUrlMutation(link)
-      if (result && result.url) {
+      if (result) {
         toast(
           () => (
             <Box>
@@ -30,7 +33,9 @@ export function AddLinkModal(props: AddLinkModalProps): JSX.Element {
                 style="ctaDarkYellow"
                 autoFocus
                 onClick={() => {
-                  window.location.href = `/article?url=${encodeURIComponent(result.url || link)}`
+                  window.location.href = `/article?url=${encodeURIComponent(
+                    link
+                  )}`
                 }}
               >
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diff --git a/packages/web/pages/api/save.ts b/packages/web/pages/api/save.ts
index 5d4e36439..a43e6ccb7 100644
--- a/packages/web/pages/api/save.ts
+++ b/packages/web/pages/api/save.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default async (
   const saveResult = await saveUrl(req, url)
   console.log('saveResult: ', saveResult)
   if (saveResult?.url) {
-    res.redirect(`?url=${encodeURIComponent(saveResult?.url)}`)
+    res.redirect(`?url=${encodeURIComponent(url.toString())}`)
     return
   }