diff --git a/src/libpoketube/init/pages-api.js b/src/libpoketube/init/pages-api.js
index cee9161a..67b4b42f 100644
--- a/src/libpoketube/init/pages-api.js
+++ b/src/libpoketube/init/pages-api.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ module.exports = function (app, config, renderTemplate) {
   });
 
   app.get("/api/redirect", async (req, res) => {
-    const red_url = req.query.u;
+    const red_url = atob(req.query.u);
 
     if (!red_url) {
       res.redirect("/");