diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Citations.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Citations.svelte
index e53a8753f7..b01f6922cc 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Citations.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/Citations.svelte
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
 				}
 
 				if (id.startsWith('http://') || id.startsWith('https://')) {
-					_source = { ..._source, name: id, url: id };
+					_source = { ..._source, name: metadata?.external ? _source.name : id, url: id };
 				}
 
 				const existingSource = acc.find((item) => item.id === id);