diff --git a/backend/src/api/controllers/user.ts b/backend/src/api/controllers/user.ts
index 0d3146324..560d1ec31 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/controllers/user.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/controllers/user.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as UserDAL from "../../dal/user";
 import MonkeyError from "../../utils/error";
 import Logger from "../../utils/logger";
 import { MonkeyResponse } from "../../utils/monkey-response";
-import { getDiscordUser } from "../../utils/discord";
+import * as DiscordUtils from "../../utils/discord";
 import { buildAgentLog, sanitizeString } from "../../utils/misc";
 import * as George from "../../tasks/george";
 import admin from "firebase-admin";
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ import { deleteConfig } from "../../dal/config";
 import { verify } from "../../utils/captcha";
 import * as LeaderboardsDAL from "../../dal/leaderboards";
 import { purgeUserFromDailyLeaderboards } from "../../utils/daily-leaderboards";
+import { randomBytes } from "crypto";
+import * as RedisClient from "../../init/redis";
 
 async function verifyCaptcha(captcha: string): Promise<void> {
   if (!(await verify(captcha))) {
@@ -210,21 +212,52 @@ export async function getUser(
   return new MonkeyResponse("User data retrieved", userData);
 }
 
+export async function getOauthLink(
+  req: MonkeyTypes.Request
+): Promise<MonkeyResponse> {
+  const connection = RedisClient.getConnection();
+  if (!connection) {
+    throw new MonkeyError(500, "Redis connection not found");
+  }
+
+  const { uid } = req.ctx.decodedToken;
+  const token = randomBytes(10).toString("hex");
+
+  //add the token uid pair to reids
+  await connection.setex(`discordoauth:${uid}`, 60, token);
+
+  //build the url
+  const url = DiscordUtils.getOauthLink();
+
+  //return
+  return new MonkeyResponse("Discord oauth link generated", {
+    url: `${url}&state=${token}`,
+  });
+}
+
 export async function linkDiscord(
   req: MonkeyTypes.Request
 ): Promise<MonkeyResponse> {
+  const connection = RedisClient.getConnection();
+  if (!connection) {
+    throw new MonkeyError(500, "Redis connection not found");
+  }
   const { uid } = req.ctx.decodedToken;
-  const { tokenType, accessToken } = req.body;
+  const { tokenType, accessToken, state } = req.body;
+
+  const redisToken = await connection.getdel(`discordoauth:${uid}`);
+
+  if (!redisToken || redisToken !== state) {
+    throw new MonkeyError(403, "Invalid user token");
+  }
 
   const userInfo = await UserDAL.getUser(uid, "link discord");
   if (userInfo.banned) {
     throw new MonkeyError(403, "Banned accounts cannot link with Discord");
   }
 
-  const { id: discordId, avatar: discordAvatar } = await getDiscordUser(
-    tokenType,
-    accessToken
-  );
+  const { id: discordId, avatar: discordAvatar } =
+    await DiscordUtils.getDiscordUser(tokenType, accessToken);
 
   if (userInfo.discordId) {
     await UserDAL.linkDiscord(uid, userInfo.discordId, discordAvatar);
diff --git a/backend/src/api/routes/users.ts b/backend/src/api/routes/users.ts
index c3750e1b4..f349e55d3 100644
--- a/backend/src/api/routes/users.ts
+++ b/backend/src/api/routes/users.ts
@@ -343,6 +343,14 @@ const requireDiscordIntegrationEnabled = validateConfiguration({
   invalidMessage: "Discord integration is not available at this time",
 });
 
+router.get(
+  "/discord/oauth",
+  requireDiscordIntegrationEnabled,
+  authenticateRequest(),
+  RateLimit.userDiscordLink,
+  asyncHandler(UserController.getOauthLink)
+);
+
 router.post(
   "/discord/link",
   requireDiscordIntegrationEnabled,
@@ -352,6 +360,7 @@ router.post(
     body: {
       tokenType: joi.string().required(),
       accessToken: joi.string().required(),
+      state: joi.string().length(20).required(),
     },
   }),
   asyncHandler(UserController.linkDiscord)
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/discord.ts b/backend/src/utils/discord.ts
index 090e0d9d4..187e8a440 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/discord.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils/discord.ts
@@ -32,3 +32,11 @@ export async function getDiscordUser(
 
   return (await response.json()) as DiscordUser;
 }
+
+export function getOauthLink(): string {
+  return `${BASE_URL}/oauth2/authorize?client_id=798272335035498557&redirect_uri=${
+    process.env.MODE === "dev"
+      ? `http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3000%2Fverify`
+      : `https%3A%2F%2Fmonkeytype.com%2Fverify`
+  }&response_type=token&scope=identify`;
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/ape/endpoints/users.ts b/frontend/src/ts/ape/endpoints/users.ts
index 175ca0054..6e48b23c9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/ape/endpoints/users.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/ape/endpoints/users.ts
@@ -153,9 +153,17 @@ export default class Users {
     return await this.httpClient.post(`${BASE_PATH}/customThemes`, { payload });
   }
 
-  async linkDiscord(tokenType: string, accessToken: string): Ape.EndpointData {
+  async getOauthLink(): Ape.EndpointData {
+    return await this.httpClient.get(`${BASE_PATH}/discord/oauth`);
+  }
+
+  async linkDiscord(
+    tokenType: string,
+    accessToken: string,
+    state: string
+  ): Ape.EndpointData {
     return await this.httpClient.post(`${BASE_PATH}/discord/link`, {
-      payload: { tokenType, accessToken },
+      payload: { tokenType, accessToken, state },
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/pages/settings.ts b/frontend/src/ts/pages/settings.ts
index 4e40d3197..17b5d5883 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/pages/settings.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/pages/settings.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import * as ApeKeysPopup from "../popups/ape-keys-popup";
 import * as CookiePopup from "../popups/cookie-popup";
 import Page from "./page";
 import { Auth } from "../firebase";
+import Ape from "../ape";
 
 interface SettingsGroups {
   [key: string]: SettingsGroup;
@@ -1104,6 +1105,15 @@ $(".pageSettings .section.autoSwitchThemeInputs").on(
   }
 );
 
+$(".pageSettings .section.discordIntegration .getLinkAndGoToOauth").on(
+  "click",
+  () => {
+    Ape.users.getOauthLink().then((res) => {
+      window.open(res.data.url, "_self");
+    });
+  }
+);
+
 let configEventDisabled = false;
 export function setEventDisabled(value: boolean): void {
   configEventDisabled = value;
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/ui.ts b/frontend/src/ts/ui.ts
index 762b38c88..ee80b7e1c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/ui.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/ui.ts
@@ -47,16 +47,6 @@ if (window.location.hostname === "localhost") {
   $("body").append(
     `<div class="devIndicator tl">local</div><div class="devIndicator br">local</div>`
   );
-  $(".pageSettings .discordIntegration .buttons a").attr(
-    "href",
-    "https://discord.com/api/oauth2/authorize?client_id=798272335035498557&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3000%2Fverify&response_type=token&scope=identify"
-  );
-  $(
-    ".pageSettings .discordIntegration .info #discordButtonGroup #updateDiscordAvatarButton"
-  ).attr(
-    "href",
-    "https://discord.com/api/oauth2/authorize?client_id=798272335035498557&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A3000%2Fverify&response_type=token&scope=identify"
-  );
 }
 
 //stop space scrolling
diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/utils/url-handler.ts b/frontend/src/ts/utils/url-handler.ts
index a9d82f178..601752c61 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/utils/url-handler.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/utils/url-handler.ts
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ export async function linkDiscord(hashOverride: string): Promise<void> {
     history.replaceState(null, "", "/");
     const accessToken = fragment.get("access_token") as string;
     const tokenType = fragment.get("token_type") as string;
+    const state = fragment.get("state") as string;
 
     Loader.show();
-
-    const response = await Ape.users.linkDiscord(tokenType, accessToken);
+    const response = await Ape.users.linkDiscord(tokenType, accessToken, state);
     Loader.hide();
 
     if (response.status !== 200) {
diff --git a/frontend/static/html/pages/settings.html b/frontend/static/html/pages/settings.html
index bbdb85115..e0a623f23 100644
--- a/frontend/static/html/pages/settings.html
+++ b/frontend/static/html/pages/settings.html
@@ -53,13 +53,7 @@
         give you a role.
       </div>
       <div class="buttons">
-        <a
-          class="button"
-          href="https://discord.com/api/oauth2/authorize?client_id=798272335035498557&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fmonkeytype.com%2Fverify&response_type=token&scope=identify"
-          style="text-decoration: none"
-        >
-          Link with Discord
-        </a>
+        <div class="button getLinkAndGoToOauth">Link with Discord</div>
       </div>
       <div class="info hidden">
         <div>
@@ -67,14 +61,13 @@
           Your accounts are linked!
         </div>
         <div id="discordButtonGroup">
-          <a
+          <div
             id="updateDiscordAvatarButton"
-            href="https://discord.com/api/oauth2/authorize?client_id=798272335035498557&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fmonkeytype.com%2Fverify&response_type=token&scope=identify"
-            class="textButton"
+            class="textButton getLinkAndGoToOauth"
           >
             <i class="fas fa-sync-alt" aria-hidden="true"></i>
             Update avatar
-          </a>
+          </div>
           <div id="unlinkDiscordButton" class="textButton">
             <i class="fas fa-unlink" aria-hidden="true"></i>
             Unlink