diff --git a/src/cookie.c b/src/cookie.c
index 7ba6dce..c1e02c6 100644
--- a/src/cookie.c
+++ b/src/cookie.c
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ char* read_cookies_env(struct cookie_values* cookies)
     struct key_value_refs refs[] = {
         { "access_token", &(cookies->access_token) },
         { "logged_in", &(cookies->logged_in) },
-        { "theme", &(cookies->theme) }
+        { "theme", &(cookies->theme) },
+        { "instance_url", &(cookies->instance_url) }
     };
 
     do
diff --git a/src/cookie.h b/src/cookie.h
index 5fb39f3..cb24184 100644
--- a/src/cookie.h
+++ b/src/cookie.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct cookie_values
     char* access_token;
     char* logged_in;
     char* theme;
+    char* instance_url;
 };
 
 struct http_cookie_info
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 74f2fff..f2ec039 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ int main(void)
         char* get_str = read_query_data(&(ssn.query));
 
         mastodont_t api;
-        if (ssn.post.instance_url)
-            api.url = ssn.post.instance_url;
+        if (ssn.cookies.instance_url)
+            api.url = ssn.cookies.instance_url;
         else
             api.url = config_instance_url;
         mastodont_init(&api, MSTDNT_FLAG_NO_URI_SANITIZE | config_library_flags);
diff --git a/src/query.c b/src/query.c
index c2899d9..ccb0af3 100644
--- a/src/query.c
+++ b/src/query.c
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ char* read_post_data(struct query_values* post)
         { "replyid", &(post->replyid) },
         { "min_id", &(post->min_id) },
         { "max_id", &(post->max_id) },
-        { "start_id", &(post->start_id) },
-        { "instance_url", &(post->instance_url) },
+        { "start_id", &(post->start_id) }
     };
     // END Query references
 
diff --git a/src/query.h b/src/query.h
index 9be60c9..39f8b87 100644
--- a/src/query.h
+++ b/src/query.h
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ struct query_values
     char* min_id;
     char* max_id;
     char* start_id;
-
-    char* instance_url;
 };
 
 struct get_values