diff --git a/app/Http/Livewire/News/Form/NewsArticleForm.php b/app/Http/Livewire/News/Form/NewsArticleForm.php
index f58618c5..44b6ffdc 100644
--- a/app/Http/Livewire/News/Form/NewsArticleForm.php
+++ b/app/Http/Livewire/News/Form/NewsArticleForm.php
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@ class NewsArticleForm extends Component
     public array $temporaryUrls = [];
 
     public ?string $fromUrl = '';
+
+    public string $type = '';
+
     public bool $paid = false;
 
-    protected $queryString = ['fromUrl' => ['except' => ''], 'paid' => ['except' => false]];
+    protected $queryString = ['fromUrl' => ['except' => ''], 'type' => ['except' => '']];
 
     public function rules()
     {
@@ -50,6 +53,9 @@ class NewsArticleForm extends Component
 
     public function mount()
     {
+        if ($this->type === 'paid') {
+            $this->paid = true;
+        }
         if ($this->libraryItem === null) {
             $this->libraryItem = new LibraryItem([
                 'type'             => 'markdown_article',
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/news/article-overview.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/news/article-overview.blade.php
index fc851439..298faf9e 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/news/article-overview.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/news/article-overview.blade.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
                         @if(auth()->user()->lnbits)
                             <x-button
                                 class="whitespace-nowrap"
-                                :href="route('news.form', ['paid' => true])"
+                                :href="route('news.form', ['type' => 'paid'])"
                                 primary>
                                 <i class="fa fa-thin fa-plus"></i>
                                 {{ __('Submit paid news article') }}