diff --git a/src/routes/activityspoof.nim b/src/routes/activityspoof.nim
index 30ef53e..424326c 100644
--- a/src/routes/activityspoof.nim
+++ b/src/routes/activityspoof.nim
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ proc createActivityPubRouter*(cfg: Config) =
       elif tweet.gif.isSome():
         let
           gif = get(tweet.gif)
-          gifUrl = getUrlPrefix(cfg) & getPicUrl(gif.url)
+          gifUrl = https & gif.url
           gifPreview = getUrlPrefix(cfg) & getPicUrl(gif.thumb)
         var mediaObj = newJObject()
 
diff --git a/src/views/mastoapi.nim b/src/views/mastoapi.nim
index 4e4ddc5..65f3cb3 100644
--- a/src/views/mastoapi.nim
+++ b/src/views/mastoapi.nim
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ proc getActivityStream*(tweet: Tweet, cfg: Config, prefs: Prefs): JsonNode =
   elif tweet.gif.isSome():
     let
       gif = get(tweet.gif)
-      gifUrl = getUrlPrefix(cfg) & getPicUrl(gif.url)
+      gifUrl = https & gif.url
 
     let splitUrl = gif.thumb.split('.')
     var filetype = splitUrl[^1]