diff --git a/src/Model/Contact.php b/src/Model/Contact.php
index ffdee6aa0e..0a202cef41 100644
--- a/src/Model/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Model/Contact.php
@@ -2668,7 +2668,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseObject
 		// Prevents endless loop in case only a non-public contact exists for the contact URL
 		unset($data['uid']);
 
-		return self::magicLinkByContact($data, $contact_url);
+		return self::magicLinkByContact($data, $url ?: $contact_url);
 	}
 
 	/**