diff --git a/api/message.go b/api/message.go
index ca818109a..8c01a04bf 100644
--- a/api/message.go
+++ b/api/message.go
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ package api
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"net/url"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin/binding"
-	"github.com/gotify/location"
 	"github.com/gotify/server/v2/auth"
 	"github.com/gotify/server/v2/model"
 )
@@ -104,13 +104,10 @@ func buildWithPaging(ctx *gin.Context, paging *pagingParams, messages []*model.M
 	if len(messages) > paging.Limit {
 		useMessages = messages[:len(messages)-1]
 		since = useMessages[len(useMessages)-1].ID
-		url := location.Get(ctx)
-		url.Path = ctx.Request.URL.Path
-		query := url.Query()
+		query := url.Values{}
 		query.Add("limit", strconv.Itoa(paging.Limit))
 		query.Add("since", strconv.FormatUint(uint64(since), 10))
-		url.RawQuery = query.Encode()
-		next = url.String()
+		next = ctx.Request.URL.Path + "?" + query.Encode()
 	}
 	return &model.PagedMessages{
 		Paging:   model.Paging{Size: len(useMessages), Limit: paging.Limit, Next: next, Since: since},
diff --git a/api/message_test.go b/api/message_test.go
index 2a1d4a2b9..f3047a526 100644
--- a/api/message_test.go
+++ b/api/message_test.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (s *MessageSuite) Test_ensureCorrectJsonRepresentation() {
 	t, _ := time.Parse("2006/01/02", "2017/01/02")
 
 	actual := &model.PagedMessages{
-		Paging: model.Paging{Limit: 5, Since: 122, Size: 5, Next: "http://example.com/message?limit=5&since=122"},
+		Paging: model.Paging{Limit: 5, Since: 122, Size: 5, Next: "/message?limit=5&since=122"},
 		Messages: []*model.MessageExternal{{ID: 55, ApplicationID: 2, Message: "hi", Title: "hi", Date: t, Priority: intPtr(4), Extras: map[string]any{
 			"test::string": "string",
 			"test::array":  []any{1, 2, 3},
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (s *MessageSuite) Test_ensureCorrectJsonRepresentation() {
 			"test::float":  0.5,
 		}}},
 	}
-	test.JSONEquals(s.T(), actual, `{"paging": {"limit":5, "since": 122, "size": 5, "next": "http://example.com/message?limit=5&since=122"},
+	test.JSONEquals(s.T(), actual, `{"paging": {"limit":5, "since": 122, "size": 5, "next": "/message?limit=5&since=122"},
                                               "messages": [{"id":55,"appid":2,"message":"hi","title":"hi","priority":4,"date":"2017-01-02T00:00:00Z","extras":{"test::string":"string","test::array":[1,2,3],"test::int":1,"test::float":0.5}}]}`)
 }
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (s *MessageSuite) Test_GetMessages_WithLimit_ReturnsNext() {
 
 	// Since: entries with ids from 100 - 96 will be returned (5 entries)
 	expected := &model.PagedMessages{
-		Paging:   model.Paging{Limit: 5, Size: 5, Since: 96, Next: "http://example.com/messages?limit=5&since=96"},
+		Paging:   model.Paging{Limit: 5, Size: 5, Since: 96, Next: "/messages?limit=5&since=96"},
 		Messages: toExternalMessages(messages[:5]),
 	}
 
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (s *MessageSuite) Test_GetMessages_WithLimit_WithSince_ReturnsNext() {
 
 	// Since: entries with ids from 54 - 42 will be returned (13 entries)
 	expected := &model.PagedMessages{
-		Paging:   model.Paging{Limit: 13, Size: 13, Since: 42, Next: "http://example.com/messages?limit=13&since=42"},
+		Paging:   model.Paging{Limit: 13, Size: 13, Since: 42, Next: "/messages?limit=13&since=42"},
 		Messages: toExternalMessages(messages[46 : 46+13]),
 	}
 	test.BodyEquals(s.T(), expected, s.recorder)
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (s *MessageSuite) Test_GetMessagesWithToken_WithLimit_ReturnsNext() {
 
 	// Since: entries with ids from 100 - 92 will be returned (9 entries)
 	expected := &model.PagedMessages{
-		Paging:   model.Paging{Limit: 9, Size: 9, Since: 92, Next: "http://example.com/app/2/message?limit=9&since=92"},
+		Paging:   model.Paging{Limit: 9, Size: 9, Since: 92, Next: "/app/2/message?limit=9&since=92"},
 		Messages: toExternalMessages(messages[:9]),
 	}
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func (s *MessageSuite) Test_GetMessagesWithToken_WithLimit_WithSince_ReturnsNext
 
 	// Since: entries with ids from 54 - 42 will be returned (13 entries)
 	expected := &model.PagedMessages{
-		Paging:   model.Paging{Limit: 13, Size: 13, Since: 42, Next: "http://example.com/app/2/message?limit=13&since=42"},
+		Paging:   model.Paging{Limit: 13, Size: 13, Since: 42, Next: "/app/2/message?limit=13&since=42"},
 		Messages: toExternalMessages(messages[46 : 46+13]),
 	}
 	test.BodyEquals(s.T(), expected, s.recorder)
diff --git a/docs/spec.json b/docs/spec.json
index 38261bb1b..a9f17989d 100644
--- a/docs/spec.json
+++ b/docs/spec.json
@@ -3211,11 +3211,11 @@
           "example": 123
         },
         "next": {
-          "description": "The request url for the next page. Empty/Null when no next page is available.",
+          "description": "The relative path for the next page. Empty/Null when no next page is available. Should be combined with the gotify base url.",
           "type": "string",
           "x-go-name": "Next",
           "readOnly": true,
-          "example": "http://example.com/message?limit=50\u0026since=123456"
+          "example": "/message?limit=50\u0026since=123456"
         },
         "since": {
           "description": "The ID of the last message returned in the current request. Use this as alternative to the next link.",
diff --git a/model/paging.go b/model/paging.go
index c198c13ba..117c3e605 100644
--- a/model/paging.go
+++ b/model/paging.go
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ package model
 //
 // swagger:model Paging
 type Paging struct {
-	// The request url for the next page. Empty/Null when no next page is available.
+	// The relative path for the next page. Empty/Null when no next page is available. Should be combined with the gotify base url.
 	//
 	// read only: true
 	// required: false
-	// example: http://example.com/message?limit=50&since=123456
+	// example: /message?limit=50&since=123456
 	Next string `json:"next,omitempty"`
 	// The amount of messages that got returned in the current request.
 	//