diff --git a/server/resource.go b/server/resource.go
index 96795048b..da69e132a 100644
--- a/server/resource.go
+++ b/server/resource.go
@@ -334,10 +334,6 @@ func (s *Server) registerResourcePublicRoutes(g *echo.Group) {
 			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to find resource by ID: %v", resourceID)).SetInternal(err)
 		}
 
-		if resource.ExternalLink != "" {
-			return c.Redirect(http.StatusSeeOther, resource.ExternalLink)
-		}
-
 		blob := resource.Blob
 		if resource.InternalPath != "" {
 			src, err := os.Open(resource.InternalPath)
diff --git a/server/system.go b/server/system.go
index 0ec1824c1..a047e90c5 100644
--- a/server/system.go
+++ b/server/system.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/usememos/memos/api"
 	"github.com/usememos/memos/common"
+	"github.com/usememos/memos/common/log"
+	"go.uber.org/zap"
 
 	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
 )
@@ -67,7 +69,8 @@ func (s *Server) registerSystemRoutes(g *echo.Group) {
 			var baseValue any
 			err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(systemSetting.Value), &baseValue)
 			if err != nil {
-				return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Failed to unmarshal system setting value").SetInternal(err)
+				log.Warn("Failed to unmarshal system setting value", zap.String("setting name", systemSetting.Name.String()))
+				continue
 			}
 
 			if systemSetting.Name == api.SystemSettingAllowSignUpName {
diff --git a/store/db/migration/prod/0.12/04__resource_public_id.sql b/store/db/migration/prod/0.12/04__resource_public_id.sql
index 3d54e5b76..4a30f2cde 100644
--- a/store/db/migration/prod/0.12/04__resource_public_id.sql
+++ b/store/db/migration/prod/0.12/04__resource_public_id.sql
@@ -3,19 +3,17 @@ ALTER TABLE
 ADD
   COLUMN public_id TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '';
 
+-- TODO(steven): remove this in next release.
 CREATE UNIQUE INDEX resource_id_public_id_unique_index ON resource (id, public_id);
 
 UPDATE
   resource
 SET
-  public_id = (
-    SELECT
-      printf(
-        '%s-%s-%s-%s-%s',
-        lower(hex(randomblob(4))),
-        lower(hex(randomblob(2))),
-        lower(hex(randomblob(2))),
-        lower(hex(randomblob(2))),
-        lower(hex(randomblob(6)))
-      ) as uuid
+  public_id = printf (
+    '%s-%s-%s-%s-%s',
+    lower(hex(randomblob(4))),
+    lower(hex(randomblob(2))),
+    lower(hex(randomblob(2))),
+    lower(hex(randomblob(2))),
+    lower(hex(randomblob(6)))
   );
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/web/src/utils/resource.ts b/web/src/utils/resource.ts
index 831fba4c9..1148b77ab 100644
--- a/web/src/utils/resource.ts
+++ b/web/src/utils/resource.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 export const getResourceUrl = (resource: Resource, withOrigin = true) => {
+  if (resource.externalLink) {
+    return resource.externalLink;
+  }
+
   return `${withOrigin ? window.location.origin : ""}/o/r/${resource.id}/${resource.publicId}`;
 };