diff --git a/api/app/Http/Controllers/NewsController.php b/api/app/Http/Controllers/NewsController.php
index 092324d..11e8ce8 100644
--- a/api/app/Http/Controllers/NewsController.php
+++ b/api/app/Http/Controllers/NewsController.php
@@ -375,12 +375,12 @@ QUERY
 
       if($externalId = (int)$item['data']->external_id) {
         try {
-          $externalSource = json_decode(file_get_contents($url = $this->EXTERNAL_NEWS_API . 'news?source=api&externalid=' . (int)$externalId));
+          $externalSource = json_decode(file_get_contents($url = $this->EXTERNAL_NEWS_API . 'article/' . (int)$externalId));
           if($externalSource) {
                   $data['version'] = 2;
-  		$data['source'] = $externalSource->news;
+  		$data['source'] = $externalSource->article;
           } 
-        } catch(\Exception $ex) { $data['error'] = array('source' => $url, 'exception' => $ex); }
+        } catch(\Exception $ex) { $data['error'] = array('source' => $url, 'exception' => $ex->getMessage()); }
       } 
 
       return response()->json($data);
diff --git a/common/classes/Model.php b/common/classes/Model.php
index cd1d2eb..fccf664 100644
--- a/common/classes/Model.php
+++ b/common/classes/Model.php
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ class Model {
         }
 
         // Vervang alles dat niet een woord-karakter is (letter, cijfer), een streepje of spatie
-        $text = preg_replace('/[^\w_\-\s]/', '', $text);
+        if(strlen($text) > 3) {
+          $text = preg_replace('/[^\w_\-\s]/', '', $text);
+        }
 
         // Reeksen van één of meer spaties / streepjes vervangen door een enkel streepje
         $text = preg_replace('/[\-\s]+/', '-', $text);