diff --git a/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkCard.tsx b/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkCard.tsx
index d92a687..43331b1 100644
--- a/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkCard.tsx
+++ b/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkCard.tsx
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ export default function LinkCard({ link, columns, editMode }: Props) {
   const permissions = usePermissions(collection?.id as number);
 
   const router = useRouter();
-
-  let isPublic = router.pathname.startsWith("/public") ? true : undefined;
+  const isPublicRoute = router.pathname.startsWith("/public") ? true : false;
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let interval: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
@@ -125,7 +124,10 @@ export default function LinkCard({ link, columns, editMode }: Props) {
       link.preview !== "unavailable"
     ) {
       interval = setInterval(async () => {
-        getLink.mutateAsync({ id: link.id as number, isPublicRoute: isPublic });
+        getLink.mutateAsync({
+          id: link.id as number,
+          isPublicRoute: isPublicRoute,
+        });
       }, 5000);
     }
 
@@ -146,8 +148,6 @@ export default function LinkCard({ link, columns, editMode }: Props) {
     editMode &&
     (permissions === true || permissions?.canCreate || permissions?.canDelete);
 
-  const isPublicRoute = router.pathname.startsWith("/public") ? true : false;
-
   return (
     <div
       ref={ref}
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ export default function LinkCard({ link, columns, editMode }: Props) {
               <hr className="divider mt-2 mb-1 last:hidden border-t border-neutral-content h-[1px]" />
 
               <div className="flex justify-between items-center text-xs text-neutral px-3 pb-1 gap-2">
-                {show.collection && (
+                {show.collection && !isPublicRoute && (
                   <div className="cursor-pointer truncate">
                     <LinkCollection link={link} collection={collection} />
                   </div>
diff --git a/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkCollection.tsx b/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkCollection.tsx
index fdc2939..885a015 100644
--- a/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkCollection.tsx
+++ b/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkCollection.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
 } from "@/types/global";
 import { IconWeight } from "@phosphor-icons/react";
 import Link from "next/link";
+import { useRouter } from "next/router";
 import React from "react";
 
 export default function LinkCollection({
@@ -14,7 +15,11 @@ export default function LinkCollection({
   link: LinkIncludingShortenedCollectionAndTags;
   collection: CollectionIncludingMembersAndLinkCount;
 }) {
-  return collection?.name ? (
+  const router = useRouter();
+
+  const isPublicRoute = router.pathname.startsWith("/public") ? true : false;
+
+  return !isPublicRoute && collection?.name ? (
     <>
       <Link
         href={`/collections/${link.collection.id}`}
@@ -40,7 +45,5 @@ export default function LinkCollection({
         <p className="truncate capitalize">{collection?.name}</p>
       </Link>
     </>
-  ) : (
-    <></>
-  );
+  ) : null;
 }
diff --git a/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkMasonry.tsx b/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkMasonry.tsx
index eba1779..2b501ea 100644
--- a/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkMasonry.tsx
+++ b/components/LinkViews/LinkComponents/LinkMasonry.tsx
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ export default function LinkMasonry({ link, editMode, columns }: Props) {
             <hr className="divider mt-2 mb-1 last:hidden border-t border-neutral-content h-[1px]" />
 
             <div className="flex flex-wrap justify-between items-center text-xs text-neutral px-3 pb-1 w-full gap-x-2">
-              {show.collection && (
+              {!isPublic && show.collection && (
                 <div className="cursor-pointer truncate">
                   <LinkCollection link={link} collection={collection} />
                 </div>