diff --git a/src/templates/app.html b/src/templates/app.html
index 0d7616732..e6b08826a 100644
--- a/src/templates/app.html
+++ b/src/templates/app.html
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
     </div>
 
     <div id="insertLinkDialog" title="Recent notes" style="display: none;">
-      <form>
+      <form id="insertLinkForm">
         <div class="form-group">
           <label for="noteAutocomplete">Link to note</label>
           <input id="noteAutocomplete" style="width: 100%;">
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
           <input id="linkTitle" style="width: 100%;">
         </div>
 
-        <button id="addLinkButton" class="btn btn-sm">Add link</button>
+        <button id="addLinkButton" type="submit" class="btn btn-sm">Add link</button>
       </form>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/static/js/init.js b/static/js/init.js
index 0993985e3..ae521b1ab 100644
--- a/static/js/init.js
+++ b/static/js/init.js
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ $(document).bind('keydown', 'alt+l', function() {
     });
 });
 
-$("#addLinkButton").click(function() {
+$("#insertLinkForm").submit(function addLink() {
     let val = $("#noteAutocomplete").val();
 
     const noteIdMatch = / \(([A-Za-z0-9]{22})\)/.exec(val);