diff --git a/common/djangoapps/static_replace.py b/common/djangoapps/static_replace.py
index ee63e3cf93..e75362d784 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/static_replace.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/static_replace.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ def replace(static_url, prefix=None, course_namespace=None):
 
 
 def replace_urls(text, staticfiles_prefix=None, replace_prefix='/static/', course_namespace=None):
+
     def replace_url(static_url):
         return replace(static_url, staticfiles_prefix, course_namespace = course_namespace)
 
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py
index 525cf0ba87..9922b1b8a0 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/capa_module.py
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class CapaModule(XModule):
                 id=self.location.html_id(), ajax_url=self.system.ajax_url) + html + "</div>"
 
         # now do the substitutions which are filesystem based, e.g. '/static/' prefixes
-        return self.system.replace_urls(html, self.metadata['data_dir'], self.location)
+        return self.system.replace_urls(html, self.metadata['data_dir'], course_namespace=self.location)
 
     def handle_ajax(self, dispatch, get):
         '''
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ class CapaModule(XModule):
         new_answers = dict()
         for answer_id in answers:
             try:
-                new_answer = {answer_id: self.system.replace_urls(answers[answer_id], self.metadata['data_dir'], self.location)}
+                new_answer = {answer_id: self.system.replace_urls(answers[answer_id], self.metadata['data_dir'], course_namespace=self.location)}
             except TypeError:
                 log.debug('Unable to perform URL substitution on answers[%s]: %s' % (answer_id, answers[answer_id]))
                 new_answer = {answer_id: answers[answer_id]}
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
index f3e435e4dc..6de309076d 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ def get_course_syllabus_section(course, section_key):
             filepath = find_file(fs, dirs, section_key + ".html")
             with fs.open(filepath) as htmlFile:
                 return replace_urls(htmlFile.read().decode('utf-8'),
-                                    course.metadata['data_dir'], course.location)
+                                    course.metadata['data_dir'], course_namespace=course.location)
         except ResourceNotFoundError:
             log.exception("Missing syllabus section {key} in course {url}".format(
                 key=section_key, url=course.location.url()))