diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_bookmarks/channel_bookmarks_create_modal.tsx b/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_bookmarks/channel_bookmarks_create_modal.tsx
index 2a30282294..4260e87a2f 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_bookmarks/channel_bookmarks_create_modal.tsx
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/components/channel_bookmarks/channel_bookmarks_create_modal.tsx
@@ -271,11 +271,11 @@ function ChannelBookmarkCreateModal({
     const isValid = (() => {
         if (type === 'link') {
             if (!link || linkError) {
-                if (link && linkError && linkErrorBypass) {
-                    return true;
-                }
                 return false;
             }
+            if (link && linkErrorBypass) {
+                return true;
+            }
 
             if (validatedLink || link === bookmark?.link_url) {
                 return true;
@@ -360,6 +360,14 @@ function ChannelBookmarkCreateModal({
         linkStatusIndicator = checkedIcon;
     }
 
+    let linkMessage = formatMessage(msg.linkInfoMessage);
+    if (linkErrorBypass) {
+        const url = validHttpUrl(link);
+        if (url) {
+            linkMessage = formatMessage(msg.invalidLinkMessage, {link: url.toString()});
+        }
+    }
+
     return (
         <GenericModal
             enforceFocus={!showEmojiPicker}
@@ -391,7 +399,7 @@ function ChannelBookmarkCreateModal({
                             data-testid='linkInput'
                             autoFocus={true}
                             addon={linkStatusIndicator}
-                            customMessage={linkError ? {type: 'error', value: linkError} : {value: formatMessage(msg.linkInfoMessage)}}
+                            customMessage={linkError ? {type: 'error', value: linkError} : {value: linkMessage}}
                         />
                     </>
                 ) : (
@@ -563,19 +571,7 @@ const FileInputContainer = styled.div`
     }
 `;
 
-const continuableLinkErr = (url: URL, confirm?: () => void) => {
-    if (!confirm) {
-        return (
-            <FormattedMessage
-                id='channel_bookmarks.create.error.invalid_url.continuing_anyway'
-                defaultMessage='Could not find: {url}. Please enter a valid link.'
-                values={{
-                    url: url.toString(),
-                }}
-            />
-        );
-    }
-
+const continuableLinkErr = (url: URL, confirm: () => void) => {
     return (
         <FormattedMessage
             id='channel_bookmarks.create.error.invalid_url.continue_anyway'
@@ -620,6 +616,7 @@ const msg = defineMessages({
     editHeading: {id: 'channel_bookmarks.create.edit.title', defaultMessage: 'Edit bookmark'},
     linkPlaceholder: {id: 'channel_bookmarks.create.link_placeholder', defaultMessage: 'Link'},
     linkInfoMessage: {id: 'channel_bookmarks.create.link_info', defaultMessage: 'Add a link to any post, file, or any external link'},
+    invalidLinkMessage: {id: 'channel_bookmarks.create.error.invalid_url.continuing_anyway', defaultMessage: 'This may not be a valid link: {link}.'},
     addBookmarkText: {id: 'channel_bookmarks.create.confirm_add.button', defaultMessage: 'Add bookmark'},
     saveText: {id: 'channel_bookmarks.create.confirm_save.button', defaultMessage: 'Save bookmark'},
     fileInputEdit: {id: 'channel_bookmarks.create.file_input.edit', defaultMessage: 'Edit'},
@@ -679,7 +676,7 @@ export const useBookmarkLinkValidation = (link: string, onValidated: (validatedL
                     setError(continuableLinkErr(url, () => {
                         onValidated(link, true);
                         setSuppressed(true);
-                        setError(continuableLinkErr(url));
+                        setError(undefined);
                     }));
                 }
             } finally {
diff --git a/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json b/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
index c65a3a40cd..946ed300b3 100644
--- a/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/webapp/channels/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -3137,7 +3137,7 @@
   "channel_bookmarks.create.error.generic_save": "There was an error trying to save the bookmark.",
   "channel_bookmarks.create.error.invalid_url": "Please enter a valid link. Could not parse: {link}.",
   "channel_bookmarks.create.error.invalid_url.continue_anyway": "Could not find: {url}. Please enter a valid link, or <Confirm>continue anyway</Confirm>.",
-  "channel_bookmarks.create.error.invalid_url.continuing_anyway": "Could not find: {url}. Please enter a valid link.",
+  "channel_bookmarks.create.error.invalid_url.continuing_anyway": "This may not be a valid link: {url}.",
   "channel_bookmarks.create.file_input.edit": "Edit",
   "channel_bookmarks.create.file_input.label": "Attachment",
   "channel_bookmarks.create.link_info": "Add a link to any post, file, or any external link",