diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
index 02a6462f2..7562fcc98 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/api.py
@@ -288,7 +288,9 @@ class ApiController(RedditController):
             l._commit()
         v = Vote.vote(c.user, l, True, ip, spam)
         if save == 'on':
-            l._save(c.user)
+            r = l._save(c.user)
+            if g.write_query_queue:
+                queries.new_savehide(r)
         #set the ratelimiter
         if should_ratelimit:
             VRatelimit.ratelimit(rate_user=True, rate_ip = True)
@@ -1160,10 +1162,14 @@ class ApiController(RedditController):
                 if action in ['like', 'dislike']:
                     #vote up all of the links
                     for link in links:
-                        Vote.vote(c.user, link, action == 'like', request.ip)
+                        v = Vote.vote(c.user, link, action == 'like', request.ip)
+                        if g.write_query_queue:
+                            queries.new_vote(v)
                 elif action == 'save':
                     link = max(links, key = lambda x: x._score)
-                    link._save(c.user)
+                    r = link._save(c.user)
+                    if g.write_query_queue:
+                        queries.new_savehide(r)
                 return self.redirect("/static/css_%sd.png" % action)
         return self.redirect("/static/css_submit.png")
 
diff --git a/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py b/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py
index 2fefb807e..50241f4c3 100644
--- a/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py
+++ b/r2/r2/controllers/validator/validator.py
@@ -716,7 +716,11 @@ class VCnameDomain(Validator):
             and (not self.domain_re.match(domain)
                  or domain.endswith('.reddit.com'))):
             c.errors.add(errors.BAD_CNAME)
-        return domain or ''
+        try:
+            return str(domain) or ''
+        except UnicodeEncodeError:
+            c.errors.add(errors.BAD_CNAME)
+            return ""
 
 # NOTE: make sure *never* to have res check these are present
 # otherwise, the response could contain reference to these errors...!
diff --git a/r2/r2/models/link.py b/r2/r2/models/link.py
index a7e1ab239..56028023c 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/link.py
+++ b/r2/r2/models/link.py
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ class Link(Thing, Printable):
         if not c.cname:
             res = "/r/%s/%s" % (sr.name, p)
         elif sr != c.site or force_domain:
-            res = "http://%s/r/%s/%s" % (get_domain(cname = (c.cname and sr == c.site),
-                                                    subreddit = False), sr.name, p)
+            res = "http://%s/%s" % (get_domain(cname = (c.cname and sr == c.site),
+                                               subreddit = not c.cname), p)
         else:
             res = "/%s" % p
         return res