diff --git a/src/app/(public)/links/route.ts b/src/app/(public)/l/route.ts
similarity index 90%
rename from src/app/(public)/links/route.ts
rename to src/app/(public)/l/route.ts
index a69159a..20d15b9 100644
--- a/src/app/(public)/links/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/(public)/l/route.ts
@@ -12,15 +12,15 @@ import type { LinkMeta } from '@/lib/types/meta';
 export async function POST(
   request: Request
 ): Promise<NextResponse<APIResponse<LinkMeta>>> {
-  try {
-    const body = (await request.json().catch(() => null)) as Link | null;
+  const body = (await request.json().catch(() => null)) as Link | null;
 
-    if (!body)
-      return NextResponse.json(
-        { message: 'Invalid request body' },
-        { status: 400 }
-      );
+  if (!body)
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { message: 'Invalid request body' },
+      { status: 400 }
+    );
 
+  try {
     const { url, slug } = linkSchema.parse(body);
 
     const isValidUrl = checkIfUrlIsValid(url);
diff --git a/src/app/actions.ts b/src/app/actions.ts
index 5834ceb..95f6fdc 100644
--- a/src/app/actions.ts
+++ b/src/app/actions.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export async function createLink(
   let successUrl: string;
 
   try {
-    const response = await fetch(`${NEXT_PUBLIC_URL}/links`, {
+    const response = await fetch(`${NEXT_PUBLIC_URL}/l`, {
       method: 'POST',
       headers: {
         Origin: NEXT_PUBLIC_URL,
diff --git a/src/middleware.ts b/src/middleware.ts
index 45ee678..6689854 100644
--- a/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/src/middleware.ts
@@ -49,5 +49,5 @@ type Config = {
 };
 
 export const config: Config = {
-  matcher: '/links'
+  matcher: '/l'
 };