diff --git a/musicfetch b/musicfetch
index f33a993..c07ffc7 100755
--- a/musicfetch
+++ b/musicfetch
@@ -1367,7 +1367,11 @@ def main():
         sys.exit(1)
 
     if is_url(query):
-        handle_url(query, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run)
+        if _is_direct_url(query):
+            handle_url(query, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run)
+        else:
+            handle_link(query, args.root, args.quality, args.dry_run,
+                        args.noninteractive, args.ytsearch, args.limit)
         return
 
     hits = build_combined_hits(query, args.limit, args.ytsearch,