diff --git a/components/adv-post-form.js b/components/adv-post-form.js
index 7a5af9497..09414a52e 100644
--- a/components/adv-post-form.js
+++ b/components/adv-post-form.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useState, useEffect } from 'react'
 import AccordianItem from './accordian-item'
 import { Input, InputUserSuggest, VariableInput, Checkbox } from './form'
 import InputGroup from 'react-bootstrap/InputGroup'
@@ -19,12 +20,36 @@ export function AdvPostInitial ({ forward, boost }) {
   }
 }
 
-export default function AdvPostForm ({ children }) {
+export default function AdvPostForm ({ children, item }) {
   const me = useMe()
   const { merge } = useFeeButton()
   const router = useRouter()
+  const [itemType, setItemType] = useState()
 
-  const itemType = router.query.type
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const determineItemType = () => {
+      if (router && router.query.type) {
+        return router.query.type
+      } else if (item) {
+        const typeMap = {
+          url: 'link',
+          bounty: 'bounty',
+          pollCost: 'poll'
+        }
+
+        for (const [key, type] of Object.entries(typeMap)) {
+          if (item[key]) {
+            return type
+          }
+        }
+
+        return 'discussion'
+      }
+    }
+
+    const type = determineItemType()
+    setItemType(type)
+  }, [item, router])
 
   function renderCrosspostDetails (itemType) {
     switch (itemType) {
diff --git a/components/bounty-form.js b/components/bounty-form.js
index 548e50d4b..46f80a11d 100644
--- a/components/bounty-form.js
+++ b/components/bounty-form.js
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export function BountyForm ({
             : null
         }
       />
-      <AdvPostForm edit={!!item} />
+      <AdvPostForm edit={!!item} item={item} />
       <ItemButtonBar itemId={item?.id} canDelete={false} />
     </Form>
   )
diff --git a/components/discussion-form.js b/components/discussion-form.js
index 7086f7e9f..0860b60e7 100644
--- a/components/discussion-form.js
+++ b/components/discussion-form.js
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export function DiscussionForm ({
           ? <div className='text-muted fw-bold'><Countdown date={editThreshold} /></div>
           : null}
       />
-      <AdvPostForm edit={!!item} />
+      <AdvPostForm edit={!!item} item={item} />
       <ItemButtonBar itemId={item?.id} />
       {!item &&
         <div className={`mt-3 ${related.length > 0 ? '' : 'invisible'}`}>
diff --git a/components/link-form.js b/components/link-form.js
index fe133efbd..5873527d3 100644
--- a/components/link-form.js
+++ b/components/link-form.js
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export function LinkForm ({ item, sub, editThreshold, children }) {
           }
         }}
       />
-      <AdvPostForm edit={!!item}>
+      <AdvPostForm edit={!!item} item={item}>
         <MarkdownInput
           label='context'
           name='text'
diff --git a/components/poll-form.js b/components/poll-form.js
index 31c068702..e6fd58768 100644
--- a/components/poll-form.js
+++ b/components/poll-form.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export function PollForm ({ item, sub, editThreshold, children }) {
           : null}
         maxLength={MAX_POLL_CHOICE_LENGTH}
       />
-      <AdvPostForm edit={!!item} />
+      <AdvPostForm edit={!!item} item={item} />
       <ItemButtonBar itemId={item?.id} />
     </Form>
   )
diff --git a/components/use-crossposter.js b/components/use-crossposter.js
index bc25d1686..d689ff830 100644
--- a/components/use-crossposter.js
+++ b/components/use-crossposter.js
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@ export default function useCrossposter () {
         }
       } catch (error) {
         await crosspostError(error.message)
-        failedRelays = [] 
-        
+        failedRelays = []
+
         // wait 2 seconds to show error then break
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 2000))
         return { allSuccessful, noteId }