diff --git a/plume-models/Cargo.toml b/plume-models/Cargo.toml
index 436d67b4..8889d889 100644
--- a/plume-models/Cargo.toml
+++ b/plume-models/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ tantivy = "0.10.1"
 url = "2.1"
 webfinger = "0.4.1"
 whatlang = "0.7.1"
-shrinkwraprs = "0.2.1"
 diesel-derive-newtype = "0.1.2"
 
 [dependencies.chrono]
diff --git a/plume-models/src/blogs.rs b/plume-models/src/blogs.rs
index 728f4dec..67664658 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/blogs.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/blogs.rs
@@ -26,14 +26,16 @@ use posts::Post;
 use safe_string::SafeString;
 use schema::blogs;
 use search::Searcher;
+use std::default::Default;
 use std::fmt::{self, Display};
+use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::sync::RwLock;
 use users::User;
 use {Connection, Error, PlumeRocket, Result};
 
 pub type CustomGroup = CustomObject<ApSignature, Group>;
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, DieselNewType, Shrinkwrap)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, DieselNewType)]
 pub struct Host(String);
 
 impl Host {
@@ -42,6 +44,13 @@ impl Host {
     }
 }
 
+impl Deref for Host {
+    type Target = str;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
 impl Display for Host {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         write!(f, "{}", self.0)
diff --git a/plume-models/src/lib.rs b/plume-models/src/lib.rs
index 5ed0cf3d..e43c19c0 100644
--- a/plume-models/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plume-models/src/lib.rs
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ extern crate serde_derive;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate serde_json;
 #[macro_use]
-extern crate shrinkwraprs;
-#[macro_use]
 extern crate tantivy;
 extern crate url;
 extern crate webfinger;
diff --git a/src/routes/blogs.rs b/src/routes/blogs.rs
index e94c9fda..4716bafd 100644
--- a/src/routes/blogs.rs
+++ b/src/routes/blogs.rs
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ pub struct EditForm {
     pub summary: String,
     pub icon: Option<i32>,
     pub banner: Option<i32>,
-    pub custom_domain: Option<Host>,
+    pub custom_domain: String,
 }
 
 #[get("/~/<name>/edit")]
@@ -351,6 +351,10 @@ pub fn edit(name: String, rockets: PlumeRocket) -> Result<Ructe, ErrorPage> {
             .clone()
             .expect("blogs::edit: User was None while it shouldn't");
         let medias = Media::for_user(conn, user.id).expect("Couldn't list media");
+        let custom_domain = match blog.custom_domain {
+            Some(ref c) => c.to_string(),
+            _ => String::from(""),
+        };
         Ok(render!(blogs::edit(
             &rockets.to_context(),
             &blog,
@@ -360,7 +364,7 @@ pub fn edit(name: String, rockets: PlumeRocket) -> Result<Ructe, ErrorPage> {
                 summary: blog.summary.clone(),
                 icon: blog.icon_id,
                 banner: blog.banner_id,
-                custom_domain: blog.custom_domain.clone(),
+                custom_domain: custom_domain,
             },
             ValidationErrors::default()
         )))
@@ -472,6 +476,10 @@ pub fn update(
             );
             blog.icon_id = form.icon;
             blog.banner_id = form.banner;
+            if !form.custom_domain.is_empty() {
+                blog.custom_domain = Some(Host::new(form.custom_domain.clone()))
+            }
+
             blog.save_changes::<Blog>(&*conn)
                 .expect("Couldn't save blog changes");
             Ok(Flash::success(
diff --git a/templates/blogs/edit.rs.html b/templates/blogs/edit.rs.html
index dfa7f44f..fa988cb0 100644
--- a/templates/blogs/edit.rs.html
+++ b/templates/blogs/edit.rs.html
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
         <label for="summary">@i18n!(ctx.1, "Description")<small>@i18n!(ctx.1, "Markdown syntax is supported")</small></label>
         <textarea id="summary" name="summary" rows="20">@form.summary</textarea>
 
+        @input!(ctx.1, custom_domain (optional text), "Custom Domain", form, errors, "")
+
         <p>
             @i18n!(ctx.1, "You can upload images to your gallery, to use them as blog icons, or banners.")
             <a href="@uri!(medias::new)">@i18n!(ctx.1, "Upload images")</a>