diff --git a/actix/src/database.rs b/actix/src/database.rs
index 09145f2..7dbebca 100644
--- a/actix/src/database.rs
+++ b/actix/src/database.rs
@@ -13,9 +13,14 @@ pub struct DBRow {
 }
 
 // Find a single URL
-pub fn find_url(shortlink: &str, db: &Connection) -> (Option<String>, Option<i64>) {
+pub fn find_url(shortlink: &str, db: &Connection, needhits: bool) -> (Option<String>, Option<i64>) {
+    let query = if needhits {
+        "SELECT long_url,hits FROM urls WHERE short_url = ?1"
+    } else {
+        "SELECT long_url FROM urls WHERE short_url = ?1"
+    };
     let mut statement = db
-        .prepare_cached("SELECT long_url,hits FROM urls WHERE short_url = ?1")
+        .prepare_cached(query)
         .expect("Error preparing SQL statement for find_url.");
 
     let longlink = statement
diff --git a/actix/src/services.rs b/actix/src/services.rs
index 4c99d81..dfd44e9 100644
--- a/actix/src/services.rs
+++ b/actix/src/services.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ pub async fn getall(
 pub async fn expand(req: String, data: web::Data<AppState>, http: HttpRequest) -> HttpResponse {
     let result = utils::is_api_ok(http);
     if result.success {
-        let linkinfo = utils::get_longurl(req, &data.db);
+        let linkinfo = utils::get_longurl(req, &data.db, true);
         if let Some(longlink) = linkinfo.0 {
             let body = LinkInfo {
                 success: true,
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ pub async fn link_handler(
     data: web::Data<AppState>,
 ) -> impl Responder {
     let shortlink_str = shortlink.to_string();
-    if let Some(longlink) = utils::get_longurl(shortlink_str, &data.db).0 {
+    if let Some(longlink) = utils::get_longurl(shortlink_str, &data.db, false).0 {
         let redirect_method = env::var("redirect_method").unwrap_or(String::from("PERMANENT"));
         database::add_hit(shortlink.as_str(), &data.db);
         if redirect_method == "TEMPORARY" {
diff --git a/actix/src/utils.rs b/actix/src/utils.rs
index 2534b3f..7bbb412 100644
--- a/actix/src/utils.rs
+++ b/actix/src/utils.rs
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ pub fn is_api_ok(http: HttpRequest) -> Response {
 }
 
 // Request the DB for searching an URL
-pub fn get_longurl(shortlink: String, db: &Connection) -> (Option<String>, Option<i64>) {
+pub fn get_longurl(shortlink: String, db: &Connection, needhits: bool) -> (Option<String>, Option<i64>) {
     if validate_link(&shortlink) {
-        database::find_url(shortlink.as_str(), db)
+        database::find_url(shortlink.as_str(), db, needhits)
     } else {
         (None, None)
     }
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ pub fn add_link(req: String, db: &Connection) -> (bool, String) {
     }
 
     if validate_link(chunks.shortlink.as_str())
-        && get_longurl(chunks.shortlink.clone(), db).0.is_none()
+        && get_longurl(chunks.shortlink.clone(), db, false).0.is_none()
     {
         (
             database::add_link(chunks.shortlink.clone(), chunks.longlink, db),