diff --git a/resolverway/tests/unittests/test_resolver_gateway.py b/resolverway/tests/unittests/test_resolver_gateway.py
index 50f838c..9d3e2e1 100644
--- a/resolverway/tests/unittests/test_resolver_gateway.py
+++ b/resolverway/tests/unittests/test_resolver_gateway.py
@@ -183,5 +183,14 @@ def test_adsws_call(self):
             self.assertEqual(account['hashed_user_id'], "ec43c30b9a81ed89765a2b8a04cac38925058eeacd5b5264389b1d4a7df2b28c")
 
 
+    def test_verify_url(self):
+        """
+
+        :return:
+        """
+        header = {'Referer': 'https://dev.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1987gady.book.....B/abstract'}
+        r = self.client.get('/link_gateway/1987gady.book.....B/ABSTRACT/https://dev.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1987gady.book.....B/ABSTRACT', headers=header)
+        self.assertEqual(r.status_code, 302)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   unittest.main()
diff --git a/resolverway/views.py b/resolverway/views.py
index c424484..868a475 100644
--- a/resolverway/views.py
+++ b/resolverway/views.py
@@ -192,19 +192,16 @@ def verify_url(self, referrer):
                 # if full url in-house link detected
                 if url.netloc.split('.',1)[-1] == referred_ads:
                     return True
+                # outside link, see if originated from ads
+                referrer_url = urllib.parse.urlparse(referrer)
+                if all([referrer_url.scheme, referrer_url.netloc]):
+                    if referrer_url.netloc.split('.', 1)[-1] == referred_ads:
+                        return True
+                # TODO: check back with resolver servcie, make sure the redirect link is from there
             except:
-                try:
-                    # if a valid outside link, see if originated from ads
-                    referrer_url = urllib.parse.urlparse(referrer)
-                    if all([referrer_url.scheme, referrer_url.netloc]):
-                        if referrer_url.netloc.split('.',1)[-1] == referred_ads:
-                            return True
-                except:
-                    # TODO: check back with resolver servcie, make sure it is from there
-                    pass
                 pass
 
-        # for now do not redirect if outside link and did not originate from BBB
+        # do not redirect if outside link and did not originate from BBB
         return False
 
     def process_request(self):