diff --git a/packages/web/components/Drawer/CreateItemModal.tsx b/packages/web/components/Drawer/CreateItemModal.tsx
index 371327d..570c5e9 100644
--- a/packages/web/components/Drawer/CreateItemModal.tsx
+++ b/packages/web/components/Drawer/CreateItemModal.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { useRecoilValue } from "recoil";
 import { useAuth } from "../../contexts/authContext";
 import { selectedConvoAtom } from "../../recoil/main";
 import LinkIcon, { getFavicon } from "./LinkIcon";
+import isValidHttpUrl from "@nirvana/common/helpers/urlHelper";
 
 export default function CreateItemModal(props: {
   pastedLink: string;
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ export default function CreateItemModal(props: {
         return;
       }
 
+      if (!isValidHttpUrl(linkVal)) {
+        toast.error("not a valid url");
+        setLoading(false);
+        return;
+      }
+
       // service to add link to the collection
       // change the cacheddraweritem on the convo doc
       const newLink = new Link(linkDesc, linkVal, currUser!.uid);