diff --git a/lbrytv/middleware/redirect.js b/lbrytv/middleware/redirect.js
index 4b4ca0de3..05caa563c 100644
--- a/lbrytv/middleware/redirect.js
+++ b/lbrytv/middleware/redirect.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const config = require('../../config');
 const PAGES = require('../../ui/constants/pages');
-const { formatCustomUrl } = require('../../ui/util/url');
+const { formatInAppUrl } = require('../../ui/util/url');
 const { parseURI } = require('lbry-redux');
 
 async function redirectMiddleware(ctx, next) {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ async function redirectMiddleware(ctx, next) {
 
   if (requestHost === 'open.lbry.com' || requestHost === 'open.lbry.io') {
     const openQuery = '?src=open';
-    let redirectUrl = config.URL + formatCustomUrl(url, openQuery);
+    let redirectUrl = config.URL + formatInAppUrl(url, openQuery);
 
     if (redirectUrl.includes('?')) {
       redirectUrl = redirectUrl.replace('?', `${openQuery}&`);
diff --git a/ui/index.jsx b/ui/index.jsx
index cc6488602..8547ae903 100644
--- a/ui/index.jsx
+++ b/ui/index.jsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import pjson from 'package.json';
 import app from './app';
 import doLogWarningConsoleMessage from './logWarningConsoleMessage';
 import { ConnectedRouter, push } from 'connected-react-router';
-import { formatLbryUrlForWeb, formatCustomUrl } from 'util/url';
+import { formatLbryUrlForWeb, formatInAppUrl } from 'util/url';
 import { PersistGate } from 'redux-persist/integration/react';
 import analytics from 'analytics';
 import { getAuthToken, setAuthToken } from 'util/saved-passwords';
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ ipcRenderer.on('open-uri-requested', (event, url, newSession) => {
 
   const path = url.slice('lbry://'.length);
   if (path.startsWith('?')) {
-    const redirectUrl = formatCustomUrl(path);
+    const redirectUrl = formatInAppUrl(path);
     return app.store.dispatch(push(redirectUrl));
   }
 
diff --git a/ui/util/url.js b/ui/util/url.js
index 284da46cf..61579aa2f 100644
--- a/ui/util/url.js
+++ b/ui/util/url.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ exports.formatFileSystemPath = path => {
   ex: lbry://?rewards
   ex: open.lbry.com/?rewards
 */
-exports.formatCustomUrl = path => {
+exports.formatInAppUrl = path => {
   // Determine if we need to add a leading "/$/" for app pages
   const APP_PAGE_REGEX = /(\?)([a-z]*)(.*)/;
   const appPageMatches = APP_PAGE_REGEX.exec(path);
@@ -32,16 +32,10 @@ exports.formatCustomUrl = path => {
     let actualUrl = '/$/' + page;
 
     if (queryString) {
-      if (queryString.startsWith('?')) {
-        actualUrl += queryString;
-      } else if (queryString.startsWith('&')) {
-        // Replace the leading "&" with a "?" because we must have lost the "?" from the page name
-        // /?rewards&a=b => /$/rewards?a=b
-        actualUrl += `?${queryString.slice(1)}`;
-      }
-
-      return actualUrl;
+      actualUrl += `?${queryString.slice(1)}`;
     }
+
+    return actualUrl;
   }
 
   // Regular claim url