diff --git a/packages/api/src/entity/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/entity/library_item.ts
index ce803891f..b7054097d 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/entity/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/entity/library_item.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ export enum DirectionalityType {
   RTL = 'RTL',
 }
 
-@Unique('library_item_user_original_url', ['user', 'originalUrl'])
 @Entity({ name: 'library_item' })
 export class LibraryItem {
   @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid')
diff --git a/packages/api/src/repository/library_item.ts b/packages/api/src/repository/library_item.ts
index 1e7e3d708..ebddb4b10 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/repository/library_item.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/repository/library_item.ts
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ export const libraryItemRepository = appDataSource
       return this.findOneBy({ id })
     },
 
-    findByUrl(url: string) {
-      return this.findOneBy({
-        originalUrl: url,
-      })
+    findByUserIdAndUrl(userId: string, url: string) {
+      // md5 is used to hash the url to avoid the length limit of the index
+      return this.createQueryBuilder()
+        .where('user_id = :userId', { userId })
+        .andWhere('md5(original_url) = md5(:url)', { url })
+        .getOne()
     },
 
     countByCreatedAt(createdAt: Date) {
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/save_page.ts b/packages/api/src/services/save_page.ts
index 52c814acf..858c19f17 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/save_page.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/save_page.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   SaveResult,
 } from '../generated/graphql'
 import { authTrx } from '../repository'
+import { libraryItemRepository } from '../repository/library_item'
 import { enqueueThumbnailJob } from '../utils/createTask'
 import {
   cleanUrl,
@@ -119,10 +120,9 @@ export const savePage = async (
   } else {
     // check if the item already exists
     const existingLibraryItem = await authTrx((t) =>
-      t.getRepository(LibraryItem).findOneBy({
-        user: { id: user.id },
-        originalUrl: itemToSave.originalUrl,
-      })
+      t
+        .withRepository(libraryItemRepository)
+        .findByUserIdAndUrl(input.url, user.id)
     )
     if (existingLibraryItem) {
       clientRequestId = existingLibraryItem.id