diff --git a/IMBFlickrNode.m b/IMBFlickrNode.m
index b527e21f4..252f55421 100644
--- a/IMBFlickrNode.m
+++ b/IMBFlickrNode.m
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ - (NSArray*) extractPhotosFromFlickrResponse: (NSDictionary*) response context:
 		NSMutableDictionary *metadata = [NSMutableDictionary dictionary];
 		[metadata addEntriesFromDictionary:photoDict];		// give metaData the whole thing!
 		NSURL *webPageURL = [context photoWebPageURLFromDictionary:photoDict];
-		[metadata setObject:webPageURL forKey:@"webPageURL"];
+		[metadata setObject:[webPageURL absoluteString] forKey:@"webPageURL"];
 		
 		NSURL *quickLookURL = [self imageURLForDesiredSize:kIMBFlickrSizeSpecifierMedium fromPhotoDict:photoDict context:context];
 		[metadata setObject:quickLookURL forKey:@"quickLookURL"];
diff --git a/IMBFlickrParser.m b/IMBFlickrParser.m
index af70fe666..e3d85029f 100644
--- a/IMBFlickrParser.m
+++ b/IMBFlickrParser.m
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ - (IBAction) openFlickrPage: (id) sender {
 	id obj = [sender representedObject];
 	if ([obj isKindOfClass:[IMBObject class]]) {
 		IMBObject* imbObject = (IMBObject*) obj;
-		NSURL* webPage = [[imbObject metadata] objectForKey:@"webPageURL"];
-		[[NSWorkspace imb_threadSafeWorkspace] openURL:webPage];
+		NSString *webPage = [[imbObject metadata] objectForKey:@"webPageURL"];
+		[[NSWorkspace imb_threadSafeWorkspace] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:webPage]];
 	} else {
 		NSLog (@"Can't handle this kind of object.");
 	}
@@ -178,12 +178,12 @@ - (IBAction) copyFlickrPageURL: (id) sender {
 	id obj = [sender representedObject];
 	if ([obj isKindOfClass:[IMBObject class]]) {
 		IMBObject* imbObject = (IMBObject*) obj;
-		NSURL* webPage = [[imbObject metadata] objectForKey:@"webPageURL"];
+		NSString *webPage = [[imbObject metadata] objectForKey:@"webPageURL"];
 
 		NSPasteboard *pb = [NSPasteboard generalPasteboard];
 		NSArray *types = [NSArray arrayWithObjects:NSStringPboardType, nil];
 		[pb declareTypes:types owner:self];
-		[pb setString:[webPage absoluteString] forType:NSStringPboardType];
+		[pb setString:webPage forType:NSStringPboardType];
 	
 	} else {
 		NSLog (@"Can't handle this kind of object.");