diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/open_ended_image_submission.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/open_ended_image_submission.py
index 759645840f..2eb9502269 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/open_ended_image_submission.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/open_ended_grading_classes/open_ended_image_submission.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class URLProperties(object):
         Runs all available url tests
         @return: True if URL passes tests, false if not.
         """
-        url_is_okay = self.check_suffix() and self.check_if_parses() and self.check_domain()
+        url_is_okay = self.check_suffix() and self.check_if_parses()
         return url_is_okay
 
     def check_domain(self):
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
index a1c09d3d83..15f95f1beb 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def get_module_for_descriptor(user, request, descriptor, model_data_cache, cours
             s3_interface = {
                 'access_key' : getattr(settings,'AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID',''),
                 'secret_access_key' : getattr(settings,'AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY',''),
-                'storage_bucket_name' : getattr(settings,'AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME','')
+                'storage_bucket_name' : getattr(settings,'AWS_STORAGE_BUCKET_NAME','openended')
             }
 
     def inner_get_module(descriptor):