diff --git a/web/src/components/save/Omnibox.svelte b/web/src/components/save/Omnibox.svelte
index c9a07167..abb358e2 100644
--- a/web/src/components/save/Omnibox.svelte
+++ b/web/src/components/save/Omnibox.svelte
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
             if (!isBotCheckOngoing) {
                 await tick(); // wait for button to render
-                savingHandler($link);
+                savingHandler({ url: $link });
             }
         }
     };
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
         }
 
         if (e.key === "Enter" && validLink($link) && isFocused) {
-            savingHandler($link);
+            savingHandler({ url: $link });
         }
 
         if (["Escape", "Clear"].includes(e.key) && isFocused) {
diff --git a/web/src/components/save/buttons/DownloadButton.svelte b/web/src/components/save/buttons/DownloadButton.svelte
index cf4ffba9..3d73ac8b 100644
--- a/web/src/components/save/buttons/DownloadButton.svelte
+++ b/web/src/components/save/buttons/DownloadButton.svelte
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     {disabled}
     on:click={() => {
         hapticSwitch();
-        savingHandler(url);
+        savingHandler({ url });
     }}
     aria-label={buttonAltText}
 >
diff --git a/web/src/lib/api/saving-handler.ts b/web/src/lib/api/saving-handler.ts
index 2277256a..800f904a 100644
--- a/web/src/lib/api/saving-handler.ts
+++ b/web/src/lib/api/saving-handler.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { downloadButtonState } from "$lib/state/omnibox";
 import { createSavePipeline } from "$lib/queen-bee/queue";
 
 import type { DialogInfo } from "$lib/types/dialog";
+import type { CobaltSaveRequestBody } from "$lib/types/api";
 
 const defaultErrorPopup: DialogInfo = {
     id: "save-error",
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ const defaultErrorPopup: DialogInfo = {
     meowbalt: "error",
 };
 
-export const savingHandler = async (link: string) => {
+export const savingHandler = async ({ url, request }: { url?: string, request?: CobaltSaveRequestBody }) => {
     downloadButtonState.set("think");
 
     const errorButtons = [
@@ -30,8 +31,13 @@ export const savingHandler = async (link: string) => {
 
     const getSetting = lazySettingGetter(get(settings));
 
-    const request = {
-        url: link,
+    if (!request && !url) return;
+
+    const selectedRequest = request || {
+        // pointing typescript to the fact that
+        // url is either present or not used at all,
+        // aka in cases when request is present
+        url: url!,
 
         alwaysProxy: getSetting("save", "alwaysProxy"),
         localProcessing: getSetting("save", "localProcessing"),
@@ -53,7 +59,7 @@ export const savingHandler = async (link: string) => {
         allowH265: getSetting("save", "allowH265"),
     }
 
-    const response = await API.request(request);
+    const response = await API.request(selectedRequest);
 
     if (!response) {
         downloadButtonState.set("error");