diff --git a/src/usdb_syncer/gui/meta_tags_dialog.py b/src/usdb_syncer/gui/meta_tags_dialog.py
index 9a5c6390..b03a4bae 100644
--- a/src/usdb_syncer/gui/meta_tags_dialog.py
+++ b/src/usdb_syncer/gui/meta_tags_dialog.py
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ def _urls_and_setters(tags: MetaTags) -> list[tuple[str, Callable[[str], None]]]
 
 def _try_shorten_url(url: str) -> str:
     try:
-        short = tinyurl.Shortener().short(url).removeprefix("https://")
+        short = tinyurl.Shortener().short(url)
     except (
         BadAPIResponseException,
         BadURLException,