diff --git a/apps/api/src/controllers/v0/scrape.ts b/apps/api/src/controllers/v0/scrape.ts
index bc91da18..2a5f1d4f 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/controllers/v0/scrape.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/controllers/v0/scrape.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export async function scrapeHelper(
   returnCode: number;
 }> {
   const url = req.body.url;
-  if (!url) {
+  if (typeof url !== "string") {
     return { success: false, error: "Url is required", returnCode: 400 };
   }