diff --git a/src/components/ContactEdit.tsx b/src/components/ContactEdit.tsx
index e0309b3..8ac8545 100644
--- a/src/components/ContactEdit.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ContactEdit.tsx
@@ -205,9 +205,13 @@ class ContactEdit extends React.PureComponent<PropsType> {
     if ((this.props.collections !== nextProps.collections) ||
       (this.props.initialCollection !== nextProps.initialCollection)) {
       if (nextProps.initialCollection) {
-        this.state.journalUid = nextProps.initialCollection;
+        this.setState({
+          journalUid: nextProps.initialCollection,
+        });
       } else if (nextProps.collections[0]) {
-        this.state.journalUid = nextProps.collections[0].uid;
+        this.setState({
+          journalUid: nextProps.collections[0].uid,
+        });
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/components/EventEdit.tsx b/src/components/EventEdit.tsx
index 97f1d25..513fcf9 100644
--- a/src/components/EventEdit.tsx
+++ b/src/components/EventEdit.tsx
@@ -118,9 +118,13 @@ class EventEdit extends React.PureComponent<PropsType> {
     if ((this.props.collections !== nextProps.collections) ||
       (this.props.initialCollection !== nextProps.initialCollection)) {
       if (nextProps.initialCollection) {
-        this.state.journalUid = nextProps.initialCollection;
+        this.setState({
+          journalUid: nextProps.initialCollection,
+        });
       } else if (nextProps.collections[0]) {
-        this.state.journalUid = nextProps.collections[0].uid;
+        this.setState({
+          journalUid: nextProps.collections[0].uid,
+        });
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/components/TaskEdit.tsx b/src/components/TaskEdit.tsx
index 31340c5..b20ea96 100644
--- a/src/components/TaskEdit.tsx
+++ b/src/components/TaskEdit.tsx
@@ -106,9 +106,13 @@ class TaskEdit extends React.PureComponent<PropsType> {
     if ((this.props.collections !== nextProps.collections) ||
       (this.props.initialCollection !== nextProps.initialCollection)) {
       if (nextProps.initialCollection) {
-        this.state.journalUid = nextProps.initialCollection;
+        this.setState({
+          journalUid: nextProps.initialCollection,
+        });
       } else if (nextProps.collections[0]) {
-        this.state.journalUid = nextProps.collections[0].uid;
+        this.setState({
+          journalUid: nextProps.collections[0].uid,
+        });
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/widgets/ExternalLink.tsx b/src/widgets/ExternalLink.tsx
index f8360b7..046adaa 100644
--- a/src/widgets/ExternalLink.tsx
+++ b/src/widgets/ExternalLink.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { pure } from 'recompose';
 
-export const ExternalLink = pure((props: any) => (
-  <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" {...props} />
+export const ExternalLink = pure(({children, ...props}: any) => (
+  <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" {...props}>
+    {children}
+  </a>
 ));
 
 export default ExternalLink;