# Link Checker puts out 404 and 502 on Valid URL

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/link-checker-puts-out-404-and-502-on-valid-url/40636>\
**Category:** Local Add-ons\
**Created:** [December 30, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/link-checker-puts-out-404-and-502-on-valid-url/40636 "2023-12-30T16:08:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![adam1northstarcruise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/adam1northstarcruise/32/20499_2.png) [@adam1northstarcruise](https://community.localwp.com/u/adam1northstarcruise)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/link-checker-puts-out-404-and-502-on-valid-url/40636/1 "2023-12-30T16:08:29Z")

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Why the “Link Checker” add-on in Local shows false Status codes (404 and 502)? Is there a way of fine-tunning this add-on to scan for accurate invalid URL?

Local Version 8.2.0+6554

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/link-checker-puts-out-404-and-502-on-valid-url/40636/2 "2023-12-30T16:46:15Z")

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Hi @adam1northstarcruise

Can you provide some examples of what you’re seeing on your end? Feel free to share screenshots or a short video. If you’d rather not share any private details here we can DM you.

If you use a plugin like this do you see different results?

> **[Broken Link Checker](https://wordpress.org/plugins/broken-link-checker/)**
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> Check posts, pages & all content for broken links & missing images to improve SEO. Get notified when bad links are found.