diff --git a/src/components/LinkEditor.tsx b/src/components/LinkEditor.tsx
index c9a6e23ab..0c8bd1fbf 100644
--- a/src/components/LinkEditor.tsx
+++ b/src/components/LinkEditor.tsx
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class LinkEditor extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
   handleOpenLink = (event): void => {
     event.preventDefault();
-    this.props.onClickLink(this.href, event);
+    this.props.onClickLink(this.state.value, event);
   };
 
   handleCreateLink = (value: string) => {