diff --git a/hooks/useCheckIfExternalLink.ts b/hooks/useCheckIfExternalLink.ts
index 6e4b7a7ed..60476a4e8 100644
--- a/hooks/useCheckIfExternalLink.ts
+++ b/hooks/useCheckIfExternalLink.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
-import { useEffect, useState } from "react"
+import { useMemo } from "react"
 
 export const useCheckIfExternalLink = (url: string) => {
-  const [isExternal, setIsExternal] = useState(false)
-
-  useEffect(() => {
+  return useMemo(() => {
     if (typeof window !== "undefined" && url?.length) {
       try {
         const hostName = window.location.hostname
@@ -12,12 +10,12 @@ export const useCheckIfExternalLink = (url: string) => {
         const hostsMatch = hostName === newURL.hostname
         const langRouteRegex = /^\/[a-zA-Z]{2}\//
 
-        setIsExternal(!hostsMatch || !langRouteRegex.test(newURL.pathname))
+        return !hostsMatch || !langRouteRegex.test(newURL.pathname)
       } catch {
         // Don't care. Expecting internal url (#, /my-pages/overview, etc)
+        return false
       }
     }
+    return false
   }, [url])
-
-  return isExternal
 }