diff --git a/src/template_utils.rs b/src/template_utils.rs
index 3d85ffd3..6c034d15 100644
--- a/src/template_utils.rs
+++ b/src/template_utils.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 use plume_models::{notifications::*, users::User, Connection, PlumeRocket};
 
 use rocket::http::hyper::header::{ETag, EntityTag};
-use rocket::http::{Method, Status};
+use rocket::http::{
+    uri::{FromUriParam, Query},
+    Method, Status,
+};
 use rocket::request::Request;
 use rocket::response::{self, content::Html as HtmlCt, Responder, Response};
 use rocket_i18n::Catalog;
@@ -13,6 +16,16 @@ pub use askama_escape::escape;
 
 pub static CACHE_NAME: &str = env!("CACHE_ID");
 
+pub struct NoValue; // workarround for missing FromUriParam implementation for Option
+
+impl FromUriParam<Query, NoValue> for Option<i32> {
+    type Target = Option<i32>;
+
+    fn from_uri_param(_: NoValue) -> Self::Target {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
 pub type BaseContext<'a> = &'a (
     &'a Connection,
     &'a Catalog,
@@ -363,7 +376,7 @@ macro_rules! url {
         common=[$($common_args:tt = $common_val:expr),*],
         normal=[$($normal_args:tt = $normal_val:expr),*],
         custom=[$($custom_args:tt = $custom_val:expr),*]) => {{
-        let domain: Option<&plume_models::blogs::Host> = $domain.as_ref(); //for type inference with None
+        let domain: &Option<plume_models::blogs::Host> = &$domain; //for type inference with None
         $(
             let $common_args = $common_val;
         )*
@@ -372,7 +385,7 @@ macro_rules! url {
                 let $custom_args = $custom_val;
             )*
             let origin = uri!(crate::routes::$module::custom::$route:
-                              $custom_domain = domain.as_ref(),
+                              $custom_domain = domain.to_string(),
                               $($common_args = $common_args,)*
                               $($custom_args = $custom_args,)*
                               );
diff --git a/templates/blogs/details.rs.html b/templates/blogs/details.rs.html
index 51a2a7f2..d4035348 100644
--- a/templates/blogs/details.rs.html
+++ b/templates/blogs/details.rs.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 	<link href='@Instance::get_local().unwrap().compute_box("~", &blog.fqn, "atom.xml")' rel='alternate' type='application/atom+xml'>
 	<link href='@blog.ap_url' rel='alternate' type='application/activity+json'>
 }, {
-    <a href="@url!(custom_domain = *&blog.custom_domain, blogs::details: common=[page = None], normal=[name = &blog.fqn])" dir="auto">@blog.title</a>
+    <a href="@url!(custom_domain = blog.custom_domain, blogs::details: common=[page = None], normal=[name = &blog.fqn])" dir="auto">@blog.title</a>
 }, {
 <div class="hidden">
     @for author in authors {
diff --git a/templates/partials/post_card.rs.html b/templates/partials/post_card.rs.html
index 296270b3..7a99a7f1 100644
--- a/templates/partials/post_card.rs.html
+++ b/templates/partials/post_card.rs.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <div class="cover" style="background-image: url('@Html(article.cover_url(ctx.0).unwrap_or_default())')"></div>
     }
     <h3 class="p-name" dir="auto">
-        <a class="u-url" href="@url!(custom_domain = article.get_blog(ctx.0).unwrap().custom_domain, posts::details: common=[ slug = &article.slug, responding_to = None], normal=[blog = article.get_blog(ctx.0).unwrap().fqn])">
+        <a class="u-url" href="@url!(custom_domain = article.get_blog(ctx.0).unwrap().custom_domain, posts::details: common=[ slug = &article.slug, responding_to = NoValue], normal=[blog = article.get_blog(ctx.0).unwrap().fqn])">
             @article.title
         </a>
     </h3>
diff --git a/templates/posts/details.rs.html b/templates/posts/details.rs.html
index f88d3f73..75abe055 100644
--- a/templates/posts/details.rs.html
+++ b/templates/posts/details.rs.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     @if article.cover_id.is_some() {
         <meta property="og:image" content="@Html(article.cover_url(ctx.0).unwrap_or_default())"/>
     }
-        <meta property="og:url" content="@url!(custom_domain = *&blog.custom_domain, posts::details: common=[slug = &article.slug, responding_to = None], normal=[blog = &blog.fqn])"/>
+        <meta property="og:url" content="@url!(custom_domain = blog.custom_domain, posts::details: common=[slug = &article.slug, responding_to = NoValue], normal=[blog = &blog.fqn])"/>
     <meta property="og:description" content="@article.subtitle"/>
 }, {
     <a href="@url!(custom_domain = &blog.custom_domain, blogs::details: common=[page = None], normal=[name = &blog.fqn])">@blog.title</a>