diff --git a/core/core.go b/core/core.go
index 1f92d76..a97b8e3 100644
--- a/core/core.go
+++ b/core/core.go
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
-	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"sync"
@@ -55,10 +54,10 @@ func Init(dataPath string) error {
 	}
 
 	if Data.Feeds == nil {
-		Data.Feeds = make(map[url.URL]*Feed)
+		Data.Feeds = make(map[string]*Feed)
 	}
 	if Data.Pages == nil {
-		Data.Pages = make(map[url.URL]*Page)
+		Data.Pages = make(map[string]*Page)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/core/structs.go b/core/structs.go
index 7e4dc09..6270de8 100644
--- a/core/structs.go
+++ b/core/structs.go
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import (
 // FullData is used for both reading from json and for storing the global feeds
 // map. contains read mutexes so concurrency can be used.
 type FullData struct {
-	Feeds map[url.URL]*Feed `json:"feeds,omitempty"`
-	Pages map[url.URL]*Page `json:"pages,omitempty"`
+	Feeds map[string]*Feed `json:"feeds,omitempty"`
+	Pages map[string]*Page `json:"pages,omitempty"`
 
 	FeedsMu *sync.RWMutex
 	PagesMu *sync.RWMutex
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ type FullData struct {
 // Feed holds all the necessary fields when storing a feed
 type Feed struct {
 	Title    string    `json:"title,omitempty"`
-	Link     *url.URL  `json:"link,omitempty"`     // link to the human-readable page for the feed. same as FeedLink for gemini feeds.
-	FeedLink *url.URL  `json:"feedlink,omitempty"` // link to the feed itself.
+	Link     string    `json:"link,omitempty"`     // link to the human-readable page for the feed. same as FeedLink for gemini feeds.
+	FeedLink string    `json:"feedlink,omitempty"` // link to the feed itself.
 	Updated  time.Time `json:"updated,omitempty"`
 	Items    []*Item   `json:"items,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ type Feed struct {
 type Item struct {
 	Title     string    `json:"title,omitempty"` // if empty, use Link as title
 	Content   string    `json:"content,omitempty"`
-	Link      *url.URL  `json:"link,omitempty"`
+	Link      string    `json:"link,omitempty"`
 	Published time.Time `json:"updated,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ type Item struct {
 // changes.
 type Page struct {
 	Title   string    `json:"title,omitempty"`
-	Link    *url.URL  `json:"link,omitempty"`
+	Link    string    `json:"link,omitempty"`
 	Updated time.Time `json:"updated,omitempty"`
 	Hash    string    `json:"hash,omitempty"`
 }
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ func GofeedConvert(f *gofeed.Feed, title string) (*Feed, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	new.Link = f.Link
+	new.FeedLink = f.FeedLink
 
 	for _, v := range f.Items {
 		item := &Item{}
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ func GofeedConvert(f *gofeed.Feed, title string) (*Feed, error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
+		item.Link = f.FeedLink
 
 		new.Items = append(new.Items, item)
 	}
@@ -94,10 +97,10 @@ func GofeedConvert(f *gofeed.Feed, title string) (*Feed, error) {
 // InsertFeed will insert or update a core.Feed in a core.FullData
 func (d *FullData) InsertFeed(new *Feed, remote *url.URL) {
 	d.FeedsMu.Lock()
-	oldFeed, ok := d.Feeds[*remote]
+	oldFeed, ok := d.Feeds[remote.String()]
 	if !ok || !reflect.DeepEqual(new, oldFeed) {
 		// Feeds are different, or there was never an old one
-		d.Feeds[*remote] = new
+		d.Feeds[remote.String()] = new
 		d.FeedsMu.Unlock()
 	} else {
 		d.FeedsMu.Unlock()
@@ -107,10 +110,10 @@ func (d *FullData) InsertFeed(new *Feed, remote *url.URL) {
 // InsertPage will insert or update a core.Page in a core.FullData
 func (d *FullData) InsertPage(new *Page, remote *url.URL) {
 	d.PagesMu.Lock()
-	_, ok := d.Pages[*remote]
-	if !ok || d.Pages[*remote].Hash != new.Hash {
+	_, ok := d.Pages[remote.String()]
+	if !ok || d.Pages[remote.String()].Hash != new.Hash {
 		// pages are different, or there was never an old one
-		d.Pages[*remote] = new
+		d.Pages[remote.String()] = new
 		d.PagesMu.Unlock()
 	} else {
 		d.PagesMu.Unlock()
diff --git a/fetch/gemini.go b/fetch/gemini.go
index 3c81eaa..ae8affa 100644
--- a/fetch/gemini.go
+++ b/fetch/gemini.go
@@ -60,8 +60,9 @@ func geminiFeed(data *core.FullData, remote *url.URL, title string) error {
 	case "text/gemini":
 		var feed core.Feed
 		feed.Title = title // will be set later if given title is ""
-		feed.Link = remote
-		feed.FeedLink = remote
+		feed.Link = remote.String()
+		feed.FeedLink = remote.String()
+		feed.Updated = time.Now()
 
 		text, err := gemini.ParseText(resp.Body)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func geminiFeed(data *core.FullData, remote *url.URL, title string) error {
 				item := &core.Item{}
 				item.Title = strings.TrimLeft(line.Name[10:], ": ")
 				item.Published = date
-				item.Link = link
+				item.Link = link.String()
 				feed.Items = append(feed.Items, item)
 			}
 		}
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ func geminiPage(data *core.FullData, remote *url.URL, title string) error {
 
 	var page core.Page
 	page.Title = title
-	page.Link = remote
+	page.Link = remote.String()
 	h := sha256.New()
 	if _, err := io.Copy(h, reader); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/fetch/gopher.go b/fetch/gopher.go
index 5db1208..79b5a5b 100644
--- a/fetch/gopher.go
+++ b/fetch/gopher.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func gopherPage(data *core.FullData, remote *url.URL, title string) error {
 
 	var page core.Page
 	page.Title = title
-	page.Link = remote
+	page.Link = remote.String()
 	h := sha256.New()
 	if _, err := io.Copy(h, reader); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/fetch/http.go b/fetch/http.go
index 393630d..09d5216 100644
--- a/fetch/http.go
+++ b/fetch/http.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func httpPage(data *core.FullData, remote *url.URL, title string) error {
 
 	var page core.Page
 	page.Title = title
-	page.Link = remote
+	page.Link = remote.String()
 	h := sha256.New()
 	if _, err := io.Copy(h, reader); err != nil {
 		return err