diff --git a/lib/api/archiveHandler.ts b/lib/api/archiveHandler.ts
index ce919b3d..60ea7901 100644
--- a/lib/api/archiveHandler.ts
+++ b/lib/api/archiveHandler.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ export default async function archiveHandler(link: LinksAndCollectionAndOwner) {
           ? await validateUrlSize(link.url)
           : undefined;
 
-        if (validatedUrl === null) throw "File is too large to be stored.";
+        if (validatedUrl === null)
+          throw "Something went wrong while retrieving the file size.";
 
         const contentType = validatedUrl?.get("content-type");
         let linkType = "url";
diff --git a/lib/api/controllers/links/postLink.ts b/lib/api/controllers/links/postLink.ts
index 2877c816..1c82fc2f 100644
--- a/lib/api/controllers/links/postLink.ts
+++ b/lib/api/controllers/links/postLink.ts
@@ -67,12 +67,6 @@ export default async function postLink(
 
   const validatedUrl = link.url ? await validateUrlSize(link.url) : undefined;
 
-  if (validatedUrl === null)
-    return {
-      response: "Something went wrong while retrieving the file size.",
-      status: 400,
-    };
-
   const contentType = validatedUrl?.get("content-type");
   let linkType = "url";
   let imageExtension = "png";