diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/dialogs/CreatePlaylistDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/dialogs/CreatePlaylistDialog.kt
index 5fbce2408..63e1e54d9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/dialogs/CreatePlaylistDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/dialogs/CreatePlaylistDialog.kt
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 package com.github.libretube.ui.dialogs
 
 import android.app.Dialog
-import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Bundle
 import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment
 import com.github.libretube.R
 import com.github.libretube.api.PlaylistsHelper
 import com.github.libretube.databinding.DialogCreatePlaylistBinding
-import com.github.libretube.util.TextUtils
 import com.google.android.material.dialog.MaterialAlertDialogBuilder
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import kotlinx.coroutines.withContext
+import okhttp3.HttpUrl.Companion.toHttpUrlOrNull
 
 class CreatePlaylistDialog(
     private val onSuccess: () -> Unit = {}
@@ -24,14 +23,13 @@ class CreatePlaylistDialog(
         binding = DialogCreatePlaylistBinding.inflate(layoutInflater)
 
         binding.clonePlaylist.setOnClickListener {
-            val playlistUrl = binding.playlistUrl.text.toString()
-            val playlistId = Uri.parse(playlistUrl).getQueryParameter("list")
-            if (!TextUtils.validateUrl(playlistUrl) || playlistId == null) {
+            val playlistUrl = binding.playlistUrl.text.toString().toHttpUrlOrNull()
+            playlistUrl?.queryParameter("list")?.let {
+                PlaylistsHelper.clonePlaylist(requireContext(), it)
+                dismiss()
+            } ?: run {
                 Toast.makeText(context, R.string.invalid_url, Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show()
-                return@setOnClickListener
             }
-            PlaylistsHelper.clonePlaylist(requireContext().applicationContext, playlistId)
-            dismiss()
         }
 
         binding.cancelButton.setOnClickListener {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/TextUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/TextUtils.kt
index 699c45643..1da931d67 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/TextUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/util/TextUtils.kt
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 package com.github.libretube.util
 
-import android.net.Uri
-import java.net.URL
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
 import java.time.format.FormatStyle
 import java.util.*
 import kotlin.time.Duration
 import kotlinx.datetime.LocalDate
 import kotlinx.datetime.toJavaLocalDate
+import okhttp3.HttpUrl.Companion.toHttpUrlOrNull
 
 object TextUtils {
     /**
@@ -25,19 +24,6 @@ object TextUtils {
      */
     const val RESERVED_CHARS = "?:\"*|/\\<>\u0000"
 
-    /**
-     * Check whether an Url is valid
-     * @param url The url to test
-     * @return Whether the URL is valid
-     */
-    fun validateUrl(url: String): Boolean {
-        runCatching {
-            URL(url).toURI()
-            return true
-        }
-        return false
-    }
-
     /**
      * Localize the date from a time string
      * @param date The date to parse
@@ -66,19 +52,12 @@ object TextUtils {
      * Get video id if the link is a valid youtube video link
      */
     fun getVideoIdFromUri(link: String): String? {
-        val uri = Uri.parse(link)
-
-        if (link.contains("youtube.com")) {
-            // the link may be in an unsupported format, so we should try/catch it
-            return try {
-                uri.getQueryParameter("v")
-            } catch (e: Exception) {
-                null
+        return link.toHttpUrlOrNull()?.let {
+            when (it.host) {
+                "www.youtube.com" -> it.queryParameter("v")
+                "youtu.be" -> it.pathSegments.lastOrNull()
+                else -> null
             }
-        } else if (link.contains("youtu.be")) {
-            return uri.lastPathSegment
         }
-
-        return null
     }
 }