diff --git a/cms/urls.py b/cms/urls.py
index f074a07484..0cd045cb60 100644
--- a/cms/urls.py
+++ b/cms/urls.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ urlpatterns += patterns(
         r'^course_info_update/(?P<course_key_string>[^/]+)/(?P<provided_id>\d+)?$',
         'course_info_update_handler'
     ),
-    url(r'^course/(?P<course_key_string>[^/]+)?$', 'course_handler'),
+    url(r'^course/(?P<course_key_string>[^/]+)?$', 'course_handler', name='course_handler'),
     url(r'^subsection/(?P<usage_key_string>[^/]+)$', 'subsection_handler'),
     url(r'^unit/(?P<usage_key_string>[^/]+)$', 'unit_handler'),
     url(r'^container/(?P<usage_key_string>[^/]+)$', 'container_handler'),
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/external_auth/tests/test_ssl.py b/common/djangoapps/external_auth/tests/test_ssl.py
index ed440eb592..21cfa04e5a 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/external_auth/tests/test_ssl.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/external_auth/tests/test_ssl.py
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ class SSLClientTest(ModuleStoreTestCase):
         CourseEnrollment.enroll(user, course.id)
 
         CourseStaffRole(course.id).add_users(user)
-        course_private_url = course.location.url_reverse('course/', '')
+        course_private_url = reverse('course_handler', args=(unicode(course.id),))
         self.assertFalse(SESSION_KEY in self.client.session)
 
         response = self.client.get(