diff --git a/web/src/lib/components/profile/ProfileEditForm.svelte b/web/src/lib/components/profile/ProfileEditForm.svelte
index 3753ddb57..c2f66aae3 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/components/profile/ProfileEditForm.svelte
+++ b/web/src/lib/components/profile/ProfileEditForm.svelte
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	import Input from "$lib/components/ui/Input.svelte";
 	import Textarea from "$lib/components/ui/Textarea.svelte";
 	import { getAuth } from "$lib/auth.svelte";
-	import { putProfile } from "$lib/api/profile";
+	import { putProfile, normalizeProfileLink, type ProfileLink } from "$lib/api/profile";
 	import type { ProfileRecord } from "$lib/api/records";
 	import { createAction } from "$lib/action.svelte";
 
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
 			event.preventDefault();
 			const agent = auth.agent;
 			if (!agent) return;
-			const cleanLinks = links.map((link) => link.value.trim()).filter(Boolean);
+			const cleanLinks = links
+				.map((link) => normalizeProfileLink(link.value))
+				.filter((link): link is ProfileLink => link !== undefined);
 			// put replaces the whole record, so carry unedited fields (avatar, pins, stats).
 			const record: ProfileRecord = {
 				...profile,
@@ -49,12 +51,12 @@
 				description: description.trim() || undefined,
 				pronouns: pronouns.trim() || undefined,
 				location: location.trim() || undefined,
-				links: cleanLinks.length > 0 ? (cleanLinks as ProfileRecord["links"]) : undefined
+				links: cleanLinks.length > 0 ? cleanLinks : undefined
 			};
 			await putProfile(agent, record);
 			onSaved(record);
 		},
-		() => "Could not save profile. Try again."
+		(cause) => (cause instanceof Error ? cause.message : "Could not save profile. Try again.")
 	);
 </script>
 
diff --git a/web/src/routes/settings/profile/avatar/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/settings/profile/avatar/+page.svelte
index 7a58cbfa5..f4cecae5a 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/settings/profile/avatar/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/settings/profile/avatar/+page.svelte
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 	backLabel="Profile"
 	backHref="/settings"
 	title="Upload or remove avatar"
-	description="Upload a new image (PNG or JPEG, max 5MB) or remove your current avatar."
+	description="Upload a new image (PNG or JPEG, max 1MB) or remove your current avatar."
 >
 	<SettingsList padding="small">
 		<FormRow label="Avatar">
diff --git a/web/src/routes/welcome/+page.svelte b/web/src/routes/welcome/+page.svelte
index ab0cc6eef..d68ef6a71 100644
--- a/web/src/routes/welcome/+page.svelte
+++ b/web/src/routes/welcome/+page.svelte
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 	import { resolve } from "$app/paths";
 	import { onDestroy, untrack } from "svelte";
 	import X from "$icon/x";
-	import { uploadProfileAvatar, putProfile } from "$lib/api/profile";
+	import { uploadProfileAvatar, putProfile, normalizeProfileLink } from "$lib/api/profile";
 	import type { ProfileRecord } from "$lib/api/records";
 	import { createPubKey, deletePubKey, sshFingerprint } from "$lib/api/settings";
 	import { getAuth } from "$lib/auth.svelte";
@@ -102,17 +102,7 @@
 			if (!saveDraft) {
 				record = { $type: "sh.tangled.actor.profile", bluesky: false };
 			} else {
-				const website = draft.website.trim();
-				let firstLink: string | undefined;
-				if (website) {
-					const url = new URL(
-						/^[a-z][a-z\d+.-]*:/i.test(website) ? website : `https://${website}`
-					);
-					if (url.protocol !== "http:" && url.protocol !== "https:") {
-						throw new Error("Website must use http or https.");
-					}
-					firstLink = url.toString();
-				}
+				const firstLink = normalizeProfileLink(draft.website);
 				const remainingLinks = loadedProfile?.links?.slice(1) ?? [];
 				const links = firstLink ? [firstLink, ...remainingLinks] : remainingLinks;
 				const avatar = draft.avatarFile
@@ -125,7 +115,7 @@
 					avatar,
 					description: draft.description.trim() || undefined,
 					pronouns: draft.pronouns.trim() || undefined,
-					links: links.length > 0 ? (links as ProfileRecord["links"]) : undefined
+					links: links.length > 0 ? links : undefined
 				};
 			}