diff --git a/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb b/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb
index b286f8f6e..0a70e2acc 100644
--- a/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/artists/_form.html.erb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   </div>
   <%= f.input :other_names_comma, :hint => "Separate with commas", :as => :text, :label => "Other names" %>
   <%= f.input :group_name %>
-  <%= f.input :url_string, :label => "URLs", :as => :text, :input_html => {:size => "50x5", :value => @artist.url_array.join("\n")} %>
+  <%= f.input :url_string, :label => "URLs", :as => :text, :input_html => {:size => "50x5", :value => params.dig(:artist, :url_string) || @artist.url_array.join("\n")} %>
 
   <%= dtext_field "artist", "notes" %>
   <%= f.button :submit, "Submit" %>
diff --git a/app/views/artists/show_or_new.html.erb b/app/views/artists/show_or_new.html.erb
index 221f69869..05b1f0479 100644
--- a/app/views/artists/show_or_new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/artists/show_or_new.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%= render layout: "show" do %>
   <div>
-    <p>This artist entry does not exist. <%= link_to "Create new artist entry", new_artist_path(name: params[:name]) %>.</p>
+    <p>This artist entry does not exist. <%= link_to "Create new artist entry", new_artist_path(artist: { name: params[:name] }) %>.</p>
   </div>
 <% end %>