diff --git a/webmarker/src/componets/AddModal.js b/webmarker/src/componets/AddModal.js
index 1eaf63b..ab036c9 100644
--- a/webmarker/src/componets/AddModal.js
+++ b/webmarker/src/componets/AddModal.js
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ const AddModal = ({onExit}) => {
       });
   
       onExit();
+    } else if(name != '' && link != '' && tag != '') {
+      alert('Please make sure the link is valid.\n\n(i.e. starts with "http"/"https")');
     }
 
     else {
diff --git a/webmarker/src/componets/List.js b/webmarker/src/componets/List.js
index 1196c4a..dcbf150 100644
--- a/webmarker/src/componets/List.js
+++ b/webmarker/src/componets/List.js
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import '../styles/List.css';
-import { useState } from 'react';
 
 const List = ({data}) => {
-  const [reload, setReload] = useState(0);
-
-  async function deleteEntity(id) {
+  function deleteEntity(id) {
     fetch("/delete", {
     
         // Adding method type
diff --git a/webmarker_backend/server.js b/webmarker_backend/server.js
index 25e56a3..f878fc8 100644
--- a/webmarker_backend/server.js
+++ b/webmarker_backend/server.js
@@ -22,16 +22,22 @@ app.post('/post', (req, res) => {
   let title;
   const pageToVisit = req.body.link;
   request(pageToVisit, (error, response, body) => {
-    if(response.statusCode === 200) {
-      // Parse the document body
-      const $ = cheerio.load(body);
+    try {
+      if(response.statusCode === 200) {
+        // Parse the document body
+        const $ = cheerio.load(body);
 
-      req.body.title = $('title').text();
-      insertDoc(req.body);
-    } else {
-      req.body.title = null;
-      insertDoc(req.body);
-    }
+        req.body.title = $('title').text();
+        insertDoc(req.body);
+      } else {
+          req.body.title = null;
+          insertDoc(req.body);
+        } 
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.log(error);
+        req.body.title = null;
+        insertDoc(req.body);
+      }
   });
 });