diff --git a/apps/client/src/features/sharing/GenerateLinkFormExport.tsx b/apps/client/src/features/sharing/GenerateLinkFormExport.tsx
index 569587317..8b4acc102 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/features/sharing/GenerateLinkFormExport.tsx
+++ b/apps/client/src/features/sharing/GenerateLinkFormExport.tsx
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export default function GenerateLinkFormExport({ lockedPath }: GenerateLinkFormE
       { value: OntimeView.Timer, label: 'Timer' },
       { value: OntimeView.Cuesheet, label: 'Cuesheet' },
       { value: OntimeView.Operator, label: 'Operator' },
-      { value: '', label: 'Companion' },
+      { value: '<<companion>>', label: 'Companion' },
       ...urlPresetData.map((preset) => ({
         value: `preset-${preset.alias}`,
         label: `URL Preset: ${preset.alias}`,
diff --git a/apps/server/src/api-data/session/__tests__/session.service.test.ts b/apps/server/src/api-data/session/__tests__/session.service.test.ts
index 4a925df3e..22825e00c 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/api-data/session/__tests__/session.service.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/api-data/session/__tests__/session.service.test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe('generateAuthenticatedUrl()', () => {
         authenticate: true,
         hash: '1234',
       });
-      expect(withAuth.toString()).toBe('http://192.168.10.173:4001/timer?token=1234&n=1');
+      expect(withAuth.toString()).toBe('http://192.168.10.173:4001/timer?n=1&token=1234');
     });
 
     it('generates a link to an unlocked preset', () => {
@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@ describe('generateAuthenticatedUrl()', () => {
       });
       expect(withAuth.toString()).toBe('http://192.168.10.173:4001/preset/some-cuesheet-preset');
     });
+
+    it('generates a link for companion', () => {
+      const withAuth = generateShareUrl('http://192.168.10.173:4001', '<<companion>>', {
+        lockConfig: false,
+        lockNav: false,
+        authenticate: true,
+        preset: undefined,
+        hash: '1234',
+      });
+      expect(withAuth.toString()).toBe('http://192.168.10.173:4001/?token=1234');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('for ontime-cloud URLs', () => {
@@ -100,7 +111,7 @@ describe('generateAuthenticatedUrl()', () => {
         prefix: 'prefix',
         hash: '1234',
       });
-      expect(withAuth.toString()).toBe('https://cloud.getontime.no/prefix/timer?token=1234&n=1');
+      expect(withAuth.toString()).toBe('https://cloud.getontime.no/prefix/timer?n=1&token=1234');
     });
 
     it('generates a link to an unlocked preset', () => {
diff --git a/apps/server/src/api-data/session/session.service.ts b/apps/server/src/api-data/session/session.service.ts
index bd867e89d..1d72dad65 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/api-data/session/session.service.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/api-data/session/session.service.ts
@@ -64,18 +64,21 @@ export function generateShareUrl(
 ): URL {
   const url = new URL(baseUrl);
 
-  // if the config is locked and we are in a preset, we hide the canonical path
-  const shouldMaskPath = Boolean(preset) && (canonicalPath === OntimeView.Cuesheet || lockConfig);
-  const maybePresetPath = shouldMaskPath ? `preset/${preset}` : preset || canonicalPath;
-  url.pathname = prefix ? `${prefix}/${maybePresetPath}` : maybePresetPath;
+  // companion links point to the root
+  if (canonicalPath !== '<<companion>>') {
+    // if the config is locked and we are in a preset, we hide the canonical path
+    const shouldMaskPath = Boolean(preset) && (canonicalPath === OntimeView.Cuesheet || lockConfig);
+    const maybePresetPath = shouldMaskPath ? `preset/${preset}` : preset || canonicalPath;
+    url.pathname = prefix ? `${prefix}/${maybePresetPath}` : maybePresetPath;
+
+    if (lockNav) {
+      url.searchParams.append('n', '1');
+    }
+  }
 
   if (authenticate && hash) {
     url.searchParams.append('token', hash);
   }
 
-  if (lockNav) {
-    url.searchParams.append('n', '1');
-  }
-
   return url;
 }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/api-data/session/session.validation.ts b/apps/server/src/api-data/session/session.validation.ts
index 3903703b4..68509e9b1 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/api-data/session/session.validation.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/api-data/session/session.validation.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ export const validateGenerateUrl = [
   body('lockConfig').isBoolean(),
   body('lockNav').isBoolean(),
   body('preset').optional().isString().trim().notEmpty(),
-  body('prefix').optional().isString().trim().notEmpty(),
-  body('hash').optional().isString().trim().notEmpty(),
 
   requestValidationFunction,
 ];