diff --git a/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/components/form/videoInput/VideoInput.jsx b/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/components/form/videoInput/VideoInput.jsx
index 9e4857bd6..355f48245 100644
--- a/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/components/form/videoInput/VideoInput.jsx
+++ b/zubhub_frontend/zubhub/src/components/form/videoInput/VideoInput.jsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Box, CardMedia, FormControl, TextField, Typography, makeStyles } from '
 import { ClearRounded, CloudUploadOutlined } from '@material-ui/icons';
 import clsx from 'clsx';
 import _ from 'lodash';
-import React, { useRef } from 'react';
+import React, { useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import styles from '../../../assets/js/styles';
 import { isGdriveORVimeoORYoutube } from '../../../views/project_details/projectDetailsScripts';
 import { refactorVideoUrl } from '../../input/inputScripts';
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ function VideoInput({ name, label, required, value = [], handleChange, linkValue
   const classes = makeStyles(videoInputStyles)();
   const input = useRef(null);
   const videoRef = useRef(null);
-  const clickCount = 0;
+  var clickCount = 0;
 
   const handleFileChange = files => {
     const maxAssets = 1;
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ function VideoInput({ name, label, required, value = [], handleChange, linkValue
     handleChange('', 'link');
   };
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (linkValue) {
+      handleChange(linkValue, 'link');
+    }
+  }, [linkValue, handleChange]);
   const uploadedVideo = () => {
     if (typeof value !== 'string' && value?.length > 0) {
       return value?.map((asset, index) => (