--- loncom/interface/lonsyllabus.pm	2017/02/18 23:39:16	1.142
+++ loncom/interface/lonsyllabus.pm	2017/02/20 18:29:23	1.143
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # Syllabus
 #
-# $Id: lonsyllabus.pm,v 1.142 2017/02/18 23:39:16 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonsyllabus.pm,v 1.143 2017/02/20 18:29:23 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -308,10 +308,12 @@ sub handler {
         if ($target ne 'tex') {
             my $protocol = $Apache::lonnet::protocol{$homeserver};
             $protocol = 'http' if ($protocol ne 'https');
-            my $link = $protocol.'://'.&Apache::lonnet::hostname($homeserver).$r->uri;
+            my $link = $r->uri;
             if (($protocol eq 'https') && ($external =~ m{^http://})) {
                 $link .= '?usehttp=1';
+                $protocol = 'http';
             }
+            $link = $protocol.'://'.&Apache::lonnet::hostname($homeserver).$link;
             $r->print('<div class="LC_left_float">'
                      .'<span class="LC_help_open_topic LC_info">'
                      .'<span class="LC_info">'
@@ -747,6 +749,7 @@ ENDSCRIPT
     if ($env{'form.only_body'}) {
         $args->{'only_body'} = 1;
     }
+    $args->{'hostname'} = $r->hostname();
     my $start_page =
         &Apache::loncommon::start_page("Syllabus", $rss_link.$js,$args);
     if ($start_page) {