diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
index d6944af12..c68e6526d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/library_item.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   valuesToRawSql,
 } from '../repository'
 import { libraryItemRepository } from '../repository/library_item'
-import { wordsCount } from '../utils/helpers'
+import { setRecentlySavedItemInRedis, wordsCount } from '../utils/helpers'
 import { parseSearchQuery } from '../utils/search'
 
 enum ReadFilter {
@@ -818,6 +818,8 @@ export const createLibraryItem = async (
     userId
   )
 
+  await setRecentlySavedItemInRedis(userId, newLibraryItem.originalUrl)
+
   if (skipPubSub) {
     return newLibraryItem
   }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/save_page.ts b/packages/api/src/services/save_page.ts
index a49f9ac86..0cded9a52 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/save_page.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/save_page.ts
@@ -195,14 +195,6 @@ export const savePage = async (
     }
   }
 
-  // save the url in redis for 8 hours so rss-feeder won't try to re-save it
-  const redisKey = `recent-saved-item:${user.id}:${itemToSave.originalUrl}`
-  const expireInSeconds = 60 * 60 * 8
-  await redisClient.set(redisKey, 1, {
-    EX: expireInSeconds,
-    NX: true,
-  })
-
   return {
     clientRequestId,
     url: `${homePageURL()}/${user.profile.username}/${slug}`,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts b/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts
index df6537996..48437b29e 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import {
   SearchItem,
 } from '../generated/graphql'
 import { createPubSubClient } from '../pubsub'
+import { redisClient } from '../redis'
 import { Claims, WithDataSourcesContext } from '../resolvers/types'
 import { validateUrl } from '../services/create_page_save_request'
 import { updateLibraryItem } from '../services/library_item'
@@ -407,3 +408,16 @@ export const isRelativeUrl = (url: string): boolean => {
 export const getAbsoluteUrl = (url: string, baseUrl: string): string => {
   return new URL(url, baseUrl).href
 }
+
+export const setRecentlySavedItemInRedis = async (
+  userId: string,
+  url: string
+) => {
+  // save the url in redis for 8 hours so rss-feeder won't try to re-save it
+  const redisKey = `recent-saved-item:${userId}:${url}`
+  const ttlInSeconds = 60 * 60 * 8
+  return redisClient.set(redisKey, 1, {
+    EX: ttlInSeconds,
+    NX: true,
+  })
+}