diff --git a/api/src/models/collections.ts b/api/src/models/collections.ts
index e7495e3c..452a7868 100644
--- a/api/src/models/collections.ts
+++ b/api/src/models/collections.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const BaseCollection = t.Object({
 
 	nextRefresh: t.String({ format: "date-time" }),
 
-	externalId: ExternalId,
+	externalId: ExternalId(),
 });
 
 export const CollectionTranslation = t.Object({
diff --git a/api/src/models/entry/movie-entry.ts b/api/src/models/entry/movie-entry.ts
index 318d60b9..95fcc501 100644
--- a/api/src/models/entry/movie-entry.ts
+++ b/api/src/models/entry/movie-entry.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export const BaseMovieEntry = t.Intersect(
 				minimum: 1,
 				description: "Absolute playback order. Can be mixed with episodes.",
 			}),
-			externalId: ExternalId,
+			externalId: ExternalId(),
 		}),
 		BaseEntry(),
 	],
diff --git a/api/src/models/examples/made-in-abyss.ts b/api/src/models/examples/made-in-abyss.ts
index 8ab55617..6fd213e1 100644
--- a/api/src/models/examples/made-in-abyss.ts
+++ b/api/src/models/examples/made-in-abyss.ts
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ export const madeInAbyss = {
 			externalId: {
 				themoviedatabase: {
 					dataId: "16738",
-					link: "https://www.themoviedb.org/company/16738/movie",
+					link: "https://www.themoviedb.org/company/16738",
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/api/src/models/movie.ts b/api/src/models/movie.ts
index 210b8b8e..a94528cb 100644
--- a/api/src/models/movie.ts
+++ b/api/src/models/movie.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ const BaseMovie = t.Object({
 
 	nextRefresh: t.String({ format: "date-time" }),
 
-	externalId: ExternalId,
+	externalId: ExternalId(),
 });
 
 export const MovieTranslation = t.Object({
diff --git a/api/src/models/serie.ts b/api/src/models/serie.ts
index 3cce9511..c83d8433 100644
--- a/api/src/models/serie.ts
+++ b/api/src/models/serie.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ const BaseSerie = t.Object({
 
 	nextRefresh: t.String({ format: "date-time" }),
 
-	externalId: ExternalId,
+	externalId: ExternalId(),
 });
 
 export const SerieTranslation = t.Object({
diff --git a/api/src/models/studio.ts b/api/src/models/studio.ts
index 649e0709..53d7ccdb 100644
--- a/api/src/models/studio.ts
+++ b/api/src/models/studio.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { DbMetadata, ExternalId, Resource, TranslationRecord } from "./utils";
 import { Image, SeedImage } from "./utils/image";
 
 const BaseStudio = t.Object({
-	externalId: ExternalId,
+	externalId: ExternalId(),
 });
 
 export const StudioTranslation = t.Object({
diff --git a/api/src/models/utils/external-id.ts b/api/src/models/utils/external-id.ts
index d449f4d5..dab28ea3 100644
--- a/api/src/models/utils/external-id.ts
+++ b/api/src/models/utils/external-id.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 import { t } from "elysia";
 import { comment } from "../../utils";
 
-export const ExternalId = t.Record(
+export const ExternalId = () => t.Record(
 	t.String(),
 	t.Object({
 		dataId: t.String(),
 		link: t.Nullable(t.String({ format: "uri" })),
 	}),
 );
-export type ExternalId = typeof ExternalId.static;
 
 export const EpisodeId = t.Record(
 	t.String(),