diff --git a/app/soapbox/schemas/account.ts b/app/soapbox/schemas/account.ts
index 563e98e90..a4881f4bc 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/schemas/account.ts
+++ b/app/soapbox/schemas/account.ts
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ const baseAccountSchema = z.object({
   statuses_count: z.number().catch(0),
   suspended: z.boolean().catch(false),
   uri: z.string().url().catch(''),
-  url: z.string().url().catch(''),
+  url: z.string().url(),
   username: z.string().catch(''),
   verified: z.boolean().catch(false),
   website: z.string().catch(''),