diff --git a/src/open/AutoOpenViewModel.js b/src/open/AutoOpenViewModel.js
index 8598ef5..b96a1c2 100644
--- a/src/open/AutoOpenViewModel.js
+++ b/src/open/AutoOpenViewModel.js
@@ -44,6 +44,12 @@ export class AutoOpenViewModel extends ViewModel {
         return this.openingDefault;
     }
 
+    get deepLink() {
+        return this._client ?
+            this._client.getDeepLink(this._proposedPlatform, this._link) :
+            this._link.toMatrixUrl()
+    }
+
     get webDeepLink() {
         return this._client && this._webPlatform && this._client.getDeepLink(this._webPlatform, this._link);
     }
@@ -52,10 +58,7 @@ export class AutoOpenViewModel extends ViewModel {
         this._openLinkVM.closeAutoOpen();
     }
 
-    tryOpenLink() {
-        this.openLink(this._client ? 
-            this._client.getDeepLink(this._proposedPlatform, this._link) :
-            this._link.toMatrixUrl());
+    startSpinner() {
         this.trying = true;
         this.setTimeout(() => {
             if (this.autoRedirect) {
@@ -69,4 +72,9 @@ export class AutoOpenViewModel extends ViewModel {
         }, 1000);
         this.emitChange();
     }
+
+    tryOpenLink() {
+        this.openLink(this.deepLink);
+        this.startSpinner();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/open/OpenLinkView.js b/src/open/OpenLinkView.js
index 40259fe..8937645 100644
--- a/src/open/OpenLinkView.js
+++ b/src/open/OpenLinkView.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class TryingLinkView extends TemplateView {
             [];
         const timeoutOptions = t.span({ className: "timeoutOptions" }, [
             t.strong("Not working? "),
-            t.button({ className: "text", onClick: () => vm.tryOpenLink() }, "Try again"),
+            t.a({ href: vm.deepLink, onClick: () => vm.startSpinner() }, "Try again"),
             " or ",
             t.button({ className: "text", onClick: () => vm.close() }, "select another app")
         ]);