diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tasks.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tasks.py
index 9b89c58533..b624e4775a 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tasks.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tasks.py
@@ -100,18 +100,18 @@ def _get_course_email_context(course):
     course_id = course.id.to_deprecated_string()
     course_title = course.display_name
     course_end_date = get_default_time_display(course.end)
-    course_url = 'https://{}{}'.format(
-        settings.SITE_NAME,
+    course_url = '{}{}'.format(
+        settings.LMS_ROOT_URL,
         reverse('course_root', kwargs={'course_id': course_id})
     )
-    image_url = u'https://{}{}'.format(settings.SITE_NAME, course_image_url(course))
+    image_url = u'{}{}'.format(settings.LMS_ROOT_URL, course_image_url(course))
     email_context = {
         'course_title': course_title,
         'course_url': course_url,
         'course_image_url': image_url,
         'course_end_date': course_end_date,
-        'account_settings_url': 'https://{}{}'.format(settings.SITE_NAME, reverse('account_settings')),
-        'email_settings_url': 'https://{}{}'.format(settings.SITE_NAME, reverse('dashboard')),
+        'account_settings_url': '{}{}'.format(settings.LMS_ROOT_URL, reverse('account_settings')),
+        'email_settings_url': '{}{}'.format(settings.LMS_ROOT_URL, reverse('dashboard')),
         'platform_name': configuration_helpers.get_value('PLATFORM_NAME', settings.PLATFORM_NAME),
     }
     return email_context
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_email.py b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_email.py
index f922492760..9a5d3542ce 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_email.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/bulk_email/tests/test_email.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.test.utils import override_settings
 
 from bulk_email.models import Optout, BulkEmailFlag
-from bulk_email.tasks import _get_source_address
+from bulk_email.tasks import _get_source_address, _get_course_email_context
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.course_groups.models import CourseCohort
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.course_groups.cohorts import add_user_to_cohort
 from courseware.tests.factories import StaffFactory, InstructorFactory
@@ -475,3 +475,60 @@ class TestEmailSendFromDashboard(EmailSendFromDashboardTestCase):
 
         message_body = mail.outbox[0].body
         self.assertIn(uni_message, message_body)
+
+
+class TestCourseEmailContext(SharedModuleStoreTestCase):
+    """
+    Test the course email context hash used to send bulk emails.
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        """
+        Create a course shared by all tests.
+        """
+        super(TestCourseEmailContext, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.course_title = u"Финансовое программирование и политика, часть 1: макроэкономические счета и анализ"
+        cls.course_org = 'IMF'
+        cls.course_number = "FPP.1x"
+        cls.course_run = "2016"
+        cls.course = CourseFactory.create(
+            display_name=cls.course_title,
+            org=cls.course_org,
+            number=cls.course_number,
+            run=cls.course_run,
+        )
+
+    def verify_email_context(self, email_context, scheme):
+        """
+        This test tests that the bulk email context uses http or https urls as appropriate.
+        """
+        self.assertEquals(email_context['platform_name'], 'edX')
+        self.assertEquals(email_context['course_title'], self.course_title)
+        self.assertEquals(email_context['course_url'],
+                          '{}://edx.org/courses/{}/{}/{}/'.format(scheme,
+                                                                  self.course_org,
+                                                                  self.course_number,
+                                                                  self.course_run))
+        self.assertEquals(email_context['course_image_url'],
+                          '{}://edx.org/c4x/{}/{}/asset/images_course_image.jpg'.format(scheme,
+                                                                                        self.course_org,
+                                                                                        self.course_number))
+        self.assertEquals(email_context['email_settings_url'], '{}://edx.org/dashboard'.format(scheme))
+        self.assertEquals(email_context['account_settings_url'], '{}://edx.org/account/settings'.format(scheme))
+
+    @override_settings(LMS_ROOT_URL="http://edx.org")
+    def test_insecure_email_context(self):
+        """
+        This test tests that the bulk email context uses http urls
+        """
+        email_context = _get_course_email_context(self.course)
+        self.verify_email_context(email_context, 'http')
+
+    @override_settings(LMS_ROOT_URL="https://edx.org")
+    def test_secure_email_context(self):
+        """
+        This test tests that the bulk email context uses https urls
+        """
+        email_context = _get_course_email_context(self.course)
+        self.verify_email_context(email_context, 'https')