diff --git a/src/Module/Acctlink.php b/src/Module/Acctlink.php
index f14905277a..29aa99140c 100644
--- a/src/Module/Acctlink.php
+++ b/src/Module/Acctlink.php
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ class Acctlink extends BaseModule
 {
 	public static function content()
 	{
-		$addr = defaults($_REQUEST, 'addr', false);
+		$addr = defaults($_GET, 'addr', false);
 
 		if ($addr) {
-			$url = defaults(Probe::uri($addr), 'url', false);
+			$url = defaults(Probe::uri(trim($addr)), 'url', false);
 
 			if ($url) {
 				goaway($url);