diff --git a/packages/content-fetch/medium-handler.js b/packages/content-fetch/medium-handler.js
index 8d0443447..c119486f1 100644
--- a/packages/content-fetch/medium-handler.js
+++ b/packages/content-fetch/medium-handler.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ exports.mediumHandler = {
     try {
       const res = new URL(url);
       res.searchParams.delete('source');
-      return { url: res }
+      return { url: res.toString() }
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('error prehandling medium url', error)
       throw error