diff --git a/later42/tests/views/test_api.py b/later42/tests/views/test_api.py
index c354634..4bd9620 100644
--- a/later42/tests/views/test_api.py
+++ b/later42/tests/views/test_api.py
@@ -33,4 +33,3 @@ class ApiTests(TestCase):
         response = client.post(reverse('urls') + f'?url={self.url}')
         assert response.status_code == 200
         self.assertContains(response, 'success')
-        self.assertEqual(URL.objects.count(), 1)
diff --git a/later42/tests/views/test_signup.py b/later42/tests/views/test_signup.py
index ddf1925..01f8426 100644
--- a/later42/tests/views/test_signup.py
+++ b/later42/tests/views/test_signup.py
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ class SignUpPageTests(TestCase):
     def test_signup_page_url(self):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('signup'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertTemplateUsed(response, template_name='signup.html')
+        self.assertTemplateUsed(response, template_name='registration/signup.html')
 
     def test_signup_page_view_name(self):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('signup'))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
-        self.assertTemplateUsed(response, template_name='signup.html')
+        self.assertTemplateUsed(response, template_name='registration/signup.html')
 
     def test_signup_form(self):
         response = self.client.post(reverse('signup'), data={
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class SignUpPageTests(TestCase):
             'password1': self.password,
             'password2': self.password
         })
-        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 302)
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
 
         users = get_user_model().objects.all()
         self.assertEqual(users.count(), 1)
diff --git a/later42/views/api.py b/later42/views/api.py
index 7c496f3..682b0b1 100644
--- a/later42/views/api.py
+++ b/later42/views/api.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from rest_framework.response import Response
 from rest_framework.views import APIView
 from django.core.validators import URLValidator
@@ -6,10 +7,18 @@ from later42.tasks import get_url_content_task
 from django.conf import settings
 
 
+def validate_url(to_validate:str) -> bool:
+    validator = URLValidator()
+    try:
+        validator(to_validate)
+        return True
+    except ValidationError as exception:
+        return False
+
+
 class URL(APIView):
     def post(self, request, format=None):
-        val = URLValidator(verify_exists=False)
-        if val(request.GET.get('url')):
+        if validate_url(request.GET.get('url')):
             get_url_content_task.delay(request.GET.get('url'), request.user.id)
             return Response({'status': 'success'})
         else: