diff --git a/c3stream.cs b/c3stream.cs
index 88e7f77..51e8dc6 100644
--- a/c3stream.cs
+++ b/c3stream.cs
@@ -84,13 +84,16 @@ namespace c3stream {
 			//if new bookmark is in uri
 			if (request.Query.ContainsKey("bookmark") && Guid.TryParseExact(request.Query["bookmark"], "D", out _)) {
 				response.Cookies.Append("bookmark", request.Query["bookmark"], new CookieOptions {Expires = DateTimeOffset.MaxValue});
-				response.Redirect(redirectUri);
 			}
 			//if no cookie exists or cookie is invalid
 			else if (!request.Cookies.ContainsKey("bookmark") || !Guid.TryParseExact(request.Cookies["bookmark"], "D", out _)) {
 				var guid = Guid.NewGuid().ToString();
 				response.Cookies.Append("bookmark", guid, new CookieOptions {Expires = DateTimeOffset.MaxValue});
 			}
+
+			if (request.Query.ContainsKey("bookmark")) {
+				response.Redirect(redirectUri);
+			}
 		}
 
 		public static Event GetEventByGuid(string guid) {