diff --git a/funnel/assets/js/shortlink_form.js b/funnel/assets/js/shortlink_form.js
index b84f89a9c..754e60076 100644
--- a/funnel/assets/js/shortlink_form.js
+++ b/funnel/assets/js/shortlink_form.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import toastr from 'toastr';
+import Utils from './utils/helper';
 
 $(() => {
   async function getShortlink(url) {
@@ -25,29 +26,13 @@ $(() => {
 
   $('.js-copy-shortlink').on('click', function clickCopyLink(event) {
     event.preventDefault();
-    const url = $('.js-generated-url').text();
-    if (navigator.clipboard) {
-      navigator.clipboard.writeText(url).then(
-        () => toastr.success(window.gettext('Link copied')),
-        () => toastr.success(window.gettext('Could not copy link'))
-      );
-    } else {
-      const selection = window.getSelection();
-      const range = document.createRange();
-      range.selectNodeContents(url[0]);
-      selection.removeAllRanges();
-      selection.addRange(range);
-      if (document.execCommand('copy')) {
-        toastr.success(window.gettext('Link copied'));
-      } else {
-        toastr.error(window.gettext('Could not copy link'));
-      }
-      selection.removeAllRanges();
-    }
+    Utils.copyToClipboard('.js-generated-url');
   });
 
   $('#js-generate-shortlink').on('submit', (event) => {
     event.preventDefault();
+    $('.js-generated-url').text();
+
     const url = $('.js-campaign-url').val();
     const id = $('.js-campaign-id').val();
     const source = $('.js-campaign-source').val();
diff --git a/funnel/assets/js/utils/helper.js b/funnel/assets/js/utils/helper.js
index ecd116762..9093db0d7 100644
--- a/funnel/assets/js/utils/helper.js
+++ b/funnel/assets/js/utils/helper.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 /* global gettext */
+import toastr from 'toastr';
+
 const Utils = {
   // convert array of objects into hashmap
   tohashMap(objectArray, key) {
@@ -227,6 +229,28 @@ const Utils = {
       },
     });
   },
+  copyToClipboard(elem) {
+    const textElem = document.querySelector(elem);
+    const stringToCopy = textElem.innerHTML;
+    if (navigator.clipboard) {
+      navigator.clipboard.writeText(stringToCopy).then(
+        () => toastr.success(window.gettext('Link copied')),
+        () => toastr.success(window.gettext('Could not copy link'))
+      );
+    } else {
+      const selection = window.getSelection();
+      const range = document.createRange();
+      range.selectNodeContents(textElem);
+      selection.removeAllRanges();
+      selection.addRange(range);
+      if (document.execCommand('copy')) {
+        toastr.success(window.gettext('Link copied'));
+      } else {
+        toastr.error(window.gettext('Could not copy link'));
+      }
+      selection.removeAllRanges();
+    }
+  },
 };
 
 export default Utils;
diff --git a/funnel/assets/js/utils/webshare.js b/funnel/assets/js/utils/webshare.js
index c989b2f95..54625b114 100644
--- a/funnel/assets/js/utils/webshare.js
+++ b/funnel/assets/js/utils/webshare.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-/* global gettext */
 import toastr from 'toastr';
 import Utils from './helper';
 
@@ -43,35 +42,14 @@ const WebShare = {
       $('body').on('click', '.js-copy-link', function clickCopyLink(event) {
         event.preventDefault();
         const linkElem = this;
-        const copyLink = () => {
-          const url = $(linkElem).find('.js-copy-url').first().text();
-          if (navigator.clipboard) {
-            navigator.clipboard.writeText(url).then(
-              () => toastr.success(gettext('Link copied')),
-              () => toastr.success(gettext('Could not copy link'))
-            );
-          } else {
-            const selection = window.getSelection();
-            const range = document.createRange();
-            range.selectNodeContents($(linkElem).find('.js-copy-url')[0]);
-            selection.removeAllRanges();
-            selection.addRange(range);
-            if (document.execCommand('copy')) {
-              toastr.success(gettext('Link copied'));
-            } else {
-              toastr.error(gettext('Could not copy link'));
-            }
-            selection.removeAllRanges();
-          }
-        };
         if ($(linkElem).attr('data-shortlink')) {
-          copyLink();
+          Utils.copyToClipboard('.js-copy-url');
         } else {
           Utils.fetchShortUrl($(linkElem).find('.js-copy-url').first().html())
             .then((shortlink) => {
               $(linkElem).find('.js-copy-url').text(shortlink);
               $(linkElem).attr('data-shortlink', true);
-              copyLink();
+              Utils.copyToClipboard('.js-copy-url');
             })
             .catch((errMsg) => {
               toastr.error(errMsg);