Direct Link Goes to Registration Page

The Direct Link to a meeting having  'Registration Required'

(like - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8xxxxxxxx5?pwd=exxxxxxxxxxxxTNUVhcEdKbVlaZz09)

goes directly to the Meeting Registration page, instead of to the meeting.

It acts like the generated Registration Link

(like - https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZxxxxxxxx5cPlivge7FmFMM9vo)

Both links were modified to not work.

Is this supposed to happen?

I'm signed into the web and desktop client - 

  If  I scheduled the Registration Required meeting, the Direct Link works as expected.

  But the Registration Link still takes me to the registration page.