diff --git a/api/resolvers/item.js b/api/resolvers/item.js
index e0f6044d..9514800e 100644
--- a/api/resolvers/item.js
+++ b/api/resolvers/item.js
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { parse } from 'tldts'
 import uu from 'url-unshort'
 import { advSchema, amountSchema, bountySchema, commentSchema, discussionSchema, jobSchema, linkSchema, pollSchema, ssValidate } from '../../lib/validate'
 import { sendUserNotification } from '../webPush'
-import { defaultCommentSort } from '../../lib/item'
+import { defaultCommentSort, isJob } from '../../lib/item'
 import { notifyItemParents, notifyUserSubscribers, notifyZapped } from '../../lib/push-notifications'
 
 export async function commentFilterClause (me, models) {
@@ -1015,11 +1015,11 @@ export const updateItem = async (parent, { sub: subName, forward, options, ...it
   // prevent update if it's not explicitly allowed, not their bio, not their job and older than 10 minutes
   const user = await models.user.findUnique({ where: { id: me.id } })
   if (!ITEM_ALLOW_EDITS.includes(old.id) && user.bioId !== old.id &&
-    typeof item.maxBid === 'undefined' && Date.now() > new Date(old.createdAt).getTime() + 10 * 60000) {
+    !isJob(item) && Date.now() > new Date(old.createdAt).getTime() + 10 * 60000) {
     throw new GraphQLError('item can no longer be editted', { extensions: { code: 'BAD_INPUT' } })
   }
 
-  if (item.url && typeof item.maxBid === 'undefined') {
+  if (item.url && !isJob(item)) {
     item.url = ensureProtocol(item.url)
     item.url = removeTracking(item.url)
   }
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ export const createItem = async (parent, { forward, options, ...item }, { me, mo
   item.userId = me ? Number(me.id) : ANON_USER_ID
 
   const fwdUsers = await getForwardUsers(models, forward)
-  if (item.url && typeof item.maxBid === 'undefined') {
+  if (item.url && !isJob(item)) {
     item.url = ensureProtocol(item.url)
     item.url = removeTracking(item.url)
   }
diff --git a/lib/item.js b/lib/item.js
index 2fe868e8..1a5075b4 100644
--- a/lib/item.js
+++ b/lib/item.js
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ export const defaultCommentSort = (pinned, bio, createdAt) => {
   // everything else sorts by hot
   return 'hot'
 }
+
+export const isJob = item => typeof item.maxBid !== 'undefined'
diff --git a/worker/imgproxy.js b/worker/imgproxy.js
index 20d88604..67f25449 100644
--- a/worker/imgproxy.js
+++ b/worker/imgproxy.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { createHmac } from 'node:crypto'
 import { extractUrls } from '../lib/md.js'
+import { isJob } from '../lib/item.js'
 
 const imgProxyEnabled = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' ||
   (process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_IMGPROXY_URL && process.env.IMGPROXY_SALT && process.env.IMGPROXY_KEY)
@@ -60,14 +61,12 @@ export function imgproxy ({ models }) {
 
     const item = await models.item.findUnique({ where: { id } })
 
-    const isJob = typeof item.maxBid !== 'undefined'
-
     let imgproxyUrls = {}
     try {
       if (item.text) {
         imgproxyUrls = await createImgproxyUrls(id, item.text, { forceFetch })
       }
-      if (item.url && !isJob) {
+      if (item.url && !isJob(item)) {
         imgproxyUrls = { ...imgproxyUrls, ...(await createImgproxyUrls(id, item.url, { forceFetch })) }
       }
     } catch (err) {