diff --git a/src/entrez/pubmed.js b/src/entrez/pubmed.js
index 10bb66cf..f1adbbb6 100644
--- a/src/entrez/pubmed.js
+++ b/src/entrez/pubmed.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ const { checkSpec } = require('../util');
 const { fetchByIdList, uploadRecord, preLoadCache: preLoadAnyCache } = require('./util');
 
 const ajv = new Ajv();
-const LINK_URL = 'https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov';
 
 const { pubmed: SOURCE_DEFN } = require('../sources');
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ const parseRecord = (record) => {
     const parsed = {
         name: record.title,
         sourceId: record.uid,
-        url: `${LINK_URL}/${record.uid}`,
+        url: `${SOURCE_DEFN.url}/${record.uid}`,
     };
 
     if (record.fulljournalname) {
diff --git a/src/sources.js b/src/sources.js
index 8524aa67..4813722f 100644
--- a/src/sources.js
+++ b/src/sources.js
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ const sources = {
         url: 'http://oncotree.mskcc.org',
     },
     pubmed: {
-        description: 'pubmed comprises more than 29 million citations for biomedical literature from medline, life science journals, and online books. citations may include links to full-text content from pubmed central and publisher web sites',
+        description: 'PubMed is a free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health–both globally and personally.',
         displayName: 'PubMed',
         name: 'pubmed',
-        url: 'https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed',
+        url: 'https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov',
         usage: 'https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/home/about/policies',
     },
     refseq: {