diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/scheduled_session.js.erb b/web/app/assets/javascripts/scheduled_session.js.erb
index d455ca8f3..bf5bbc589 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/scheduled_session.js.erb
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/scheduled_session.js.erb
@@ -1553,16 +1553,14 @@
     function createSessionByCustomUrlScheme(){
       //an example URL would be: https://www.jamkazam.com/client#/createSession/custom~yes|privacy~2|description~hello|inviteeIds~1,2,3,4
 
-      if(context.location.hash === '' || context.location.hash.match(/custom~yes/) === null){
-        return;
-      }
+       var hash = decodeURIComponent(context.location.hash);
 
-      var hash = decodeURIComponent(context.location.hash);
-      if(hash.indexOf('custom~yes') === -1){
+      if(hash === '' || hash.match(/custom~yes/) === null){
         return;
       }
     
       var qStr = hash.substring(hash.lastIndexOf('/') + 1);
+      
       //decode the query params according to the custom format
       var qParamsArr = qStr.split('|'); 
       var isCustom, privacy, description, inviteeIds;