diff --git a/app/logical/pixiv_api_client.rb b/app/logical/pixiv_api_client.rb
index 7b1ff4fda..f9ef7229e 100644
--- a/app/logical/pixiv_api_client.rb
+++ b/app/logical/pixiv_api_client.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,11 @@ class PixivApiClient
     attr_reader :json, :pages, :name, :moniker, :user_id, :page_count, :tags
     attr_reader :artist_commentary_title, :artist_commentary_desc
 
-    def initialize(json)
+    def initialize(url)
+      @tags = []
+      @pages = [url]
+      return
+
       @json = json
       @name = json["user"]["name"]
       @user_id = json["user"]["id"]
diff --git a/app/logical/sources/strategies/pixiv.rb b/app/logical/sources/strategies/pixiv.rb
index f80aebec2..4854342c7 100644
--- a/app/logical/sources/strategies/pixiv.rb
+++ b/app/logical/sources/strategies/pixiv.rb
@@ -350,6 +350,8 @@ module Sources
       memoize :agent
 
       def metadata
+        return PixivApiClient::WorkResponse.new(url)
+
         if novel_id.present?
           return PixivApiClient.new.novel(novel_id)
         end