diff --git a/server/models/Collection.test.ts b/server/models/Collection.test.ts
index 03999f7ef..8318bd3c9 100644
--- a/server/models/Collection.test.ts
+++ b/server/models/Collection.test.ts
@@ -372,6 +372,13 @@ describe("#findByPk", () => {
     expect(response!.id).toBe(collection.id);
   });
 
+  test("should return collection when urlId is present, but missing slug", async () => {
+    const collection = await buildCollection();
+    const id = collection.urlId;
+    const response = await Collection.findByPk(id);
+    expect(response!.id).toBe(collection.id);
+  });
+
   test("should return undefined when incorrect uuid type", async () => {
     const collection = await buildCollection();
     const response = await Collection.findByPk(collection.id + "-incorrect");
diff --git a/server/models/Document.test.ts b/server/models/Document.test.ts
index f06a37f27..f894844de 100644
--- a/server/models/Document.test.ts
+++ b/server/models/Document.test.ts
@@ -532,6 +532,13 @@ describe("#findByPk", () => {
     const response = await Document.findByPk(id);
     expect(response?.id).toBe(document.id);
   });
+
+  test("should return document when urlId is given without the slug prefix", async () => {
+    const { document } = await seed();
+    const id = document.urlId;
+    const response = await Document.findByPk(id);
+    expect(response?.id).toBe(document.id);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("tasks", () => {
diff --git a/shared/utils/urlHelpers.ts b/shared/utils/urlHelpers.ts
index 1749c4f29..e665d0052 100644
--- a/shared/utils/urlHelpers.ts
+++ b/shared/utils/urlHelpers.ts
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ export function signin(service = "slack"): string {
   return `${process.env.URL}/auth/${service}`;
 }
 
-export const SLUG_URL_REGEX = /^[0-9a-zA-Z-_~]*-([a-zA-Z0-9]{10,15})$/;
+export const SLUG_URL_REGEX = /^(?:[0-9a-zA-Z-_~]*-)?([a-zA-Z0-9]{10,15})$/;