diff --git a/PlexRequests.UI/Modules/DonationLinkModule.cs b/PlexRequests.UI/Modules/DonationLinkModule.cs
index 645ead898..9ede62e41 100644
--- a/PlexRequests.UI/Modules/DonationLinkModule.cs
+++ b/PlexRequests.UI/Modules/DonationLinkModule.cs
@@ -28,31 +28,23 @@ namespace PlexRequests.UI.Modules
 
         private async Task<Response> GetCustomDonationUrl(ISettingsService<PlexRequestSettings> pr)
         {
-            PlexRequestSettings settings = pr.GetSettings();
+            PlexRequestSettings settings = await pr.GetSettingsAsync();
             try
             {
                 if (settings.EnableCustomDonationUrl)
                 {
-                    JObject o = new JObject();
-                    o["url"] = "\""+ settings.CustomDonationUrl + "\"";
-                    o["message"] = "\"" + settings.CustomDonationMessage + "\"";
-                    return Response.AsJson(o);
+                    return Response.AsJson(new { url = settings.CustomDonationUrl, message = settings.CustomDonationMessage });
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    JObject o = new JObject();
-                    o["url"] = "https://www.paypal.me/PlexRequestsNet";
-                    return Response.AsJson(o);
+                    return Response.AsJson(new { url = settings.CustomDonationUrl, message = settings.CustomDonationMessage });
                 }
             }
             catch (Exception e)
             {
                 Log.Warn("Exception Thrown when attempting to check the custom donation url");
                 Log.Warn(e);
-                JObject o = new JObject();
-                o["url"] = "donationLinkError";
-                o["message"] = "\"" + "Donate to Library Maintainer" + "\"";
-                return Response.AsJson(o);
+                return Response.AsJson(new { url = settings.CustomDonationUrl, message = settings.CustomDonationMessage });
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/PlexRequests.UI/Resources/UI.resx b/PlexRequests.UI/Resources/UI.resx
index 4f23fce97..883e20be1 100644
--- a/PlexRequests.UI/Resources/UI.resx
+++ b/PlexRequests.UI/Resources/UI.resx
@@ -443,4 +443,7 @@
   <data name="Search_ViewInPlex" xml:space="preserve">
     <value>View In Plex</value>
   </data>
+  <data name="Custom_Donation_Default" xml:space="preserve">
+    <value>Donate to Library Maintainer</value>
+  </data>
 </root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/PlexRequests.UI/Resources/UI1.Designer.cs b/PlexRequests.UI/Resources/UI1.Designer.cs
index 6cd282c32..acb53c9bb 100644
--- a/PlexRequests.UI/Resources/UI1.Designer.cs
+++ b/PlexRequests.UI/Resources/UI1.Designer.cs
@@ -114,6 +114,15 @@ namespace PlexRequests.UI.Resources {
             }
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Donate to Library Maintainer.
+        /// </summary>
+        public static string Custom_Donation_Default {
+            get {
+                return ResourceManager.GetString("Custom_Donation_Default", resourceCulture);
+            }
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         ///   Looks up a localized string similar to Issue.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/PlexRequests.UI/Views/Shared/Partial/_Navbar.cshtml b/PlexRequests.UI/Views/Shared/Partial/_Navbar.cshtml
index 5a63cc4a2..8a1826a07 100644
--- a/PlexRequests.UI/Views/Shared/Partial/_Navbar.cshtml
+++ b/PlexRequests.UI/Views/Shared/Partial/_Navbar.cshtml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
                 {
                     <li><a id="donate" href="https://www.paypal.me/PlexRequestsNet" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-heart" style="color: red"></i> @UI.Layout_Donate</a></li>
                 }
-                <li id="customDonate" style="display: none"><a id="customDonateHref" href="https://www.paypal.me/PlexRequestsNet" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-heart" style="color: yellow;"></i> <span id="donationText">Donate to Library Maintainer</span></a></li>
+                <li id="customDonate" style="display: none"><a id="customDonateHref" href="https://www.paypal.me/PlexRequestsNet" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-heart" style="color: yellow;"></i> <span id="donationText">@UI.Custom_Donation_Default</span></a></li>
             </ul>
             <ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
 
@@ -94,8 +94,10 @@
         </div>
     </div>
     <script>
+        var base = '@Html.GetBaseUrl()';
+        var url = createBaseUrl(base, '/customDonation');
         $.ajax({
-            url: "/customDonation",
+            url: url,
             success: function (result) {
                 console.log("we win + " + result.url);
                 if (result.url && result.url != "donationLinkError") {