diff --git a/app/scripts/network-helper.js b/app/scripts/network-helper.js
index 2f72867..6d17630 100644
--- a/app/scripts/network-helper.js
+++ b/app/scripts/network-helper.js
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@ const {readFileSync, writeFileSync, existsSync} = require("fs");
 
 // Public modules from npm
 const axios = require("axios").default;
-const ky = require("ky-universal").create({
-    throwHttpErrors: false,
-});
 const cheerio = require("cheerio");
 const axiosCookieJarSupport = require("axios-cookiejar-support").default;
 const tough = require("tough-cookie");
@@ -249,23 +246,23 @@ module.exports.isStringAValidURL = function (url) {
  * @protected
  * Check if a particular URL is valid and reachable on the web.
  * @param {String} url URL to check
- * @param {Boolean} checkRedirect If true, the function will consider redirects a violation and return false
+ * @param {Boolean} [checkRedirect] 
+ * If true, the function will consider redirects a violation and return false.
+ * Default: false
  * @returns {Promise<Boolean>} true if the URL exists, false otherwise
  */
-module.exports.urlExists = async function (url, checkRedirect) {
-    if (!exports.isStringAValidURL(url)) {
-        return false;
-    }
+module.exports.urlExists = async function (url, checkRedirect = false) {
+    // Local variables
+    let valid = false;
 
-    const response = await ky.head(url);
-    let valid = response !== undefined && !/4\d\d/.test(response.status);
+    if (exports.isStringAValidURL(url)) {
+        const response = await axios.head(url);
+        valid = response && !/4\d\d/.test(response.status);
 
-    if (!valid) return false;
-
-    if (checkRedirect) {
-        const redirectUrl = await exports.getUrlRedirect(url);
-        if (redirectUrl === url) valid = true;
-        else valid = false;
+        if (valid && checkRedirect) {
+            const redirectUrl = await exports.getUrlRedirect(url);
+            valid = redirectUrl === url;
+        }
     }
 
     return valid;
@@ -278,7 +275,7 @@ module.exports.urlExists = async function (url, checkRedirect) {
  * @returns {Promise<String>} Redirect URL or the passed URL
  */
 module.exports.getUrlRedirect = async function (url) {
-    const response = await ky.head(url);
-    return response.url;
+    const response = await axios.head(url);
+    return response.config.url;
 };
 //#endregion Utility methods
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