diff --git a/cms/templates/activation_invalid.html b/cms/templates/activation_invalid.html
index b077d64bd7..07265f3077 100644
--- a/cms/templates/activation_invalid.html
+++ b/cms/templates/activation_invalid.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       <ul class="list-actions">
         % if settings.TENDER_DOMAIN:
         <li class="action-item">
-          <a href="//${settings.TENDER_DOMAIN}/discussion/new" class="action action-primary show-tender">
+          <a href="http://${settings.TENDER_DOMAIN}/discussion/new" class="action action-primary show-tender">
             ${_('Contact {platform_name} Support').format(platform_name=settings.PLATFORM_NAME)}
           </a>
         </li>
diff --git a/cms/templates/error.html b/cms/templates/error.html
index 01f19e1b32..09bb830fa6 100644
--- a/cms/templates/error.html
+++ b/cms/templates/error.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 
 if settings.TENDER_DOMAIN:
-  help_link_start = '<a href="//{domain}/discussion/new" class="show-tender" title="{title}">'.format(
+  help_link_start = '<a href="http://{domain}/discussion/new" class="show-tender" title="{title}">'.format(
     domain=settings.TENDER_DOMAIN,
     title=_("Use our feedback tool, Tender, to share your feedback")
   ),
diff --git a/cms/templates/index.html b/cms/templates/index.html
index adf126dc4b..218c005458 100644
--- a/cms/templates/index.html
+++ b/cms/templates/index.html
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
           </div>
         </form>
       </div>
-      
+
         %if libraries_enabled:
         <div class="wrapper-create-element wrapper-create-library">
           <form class="form-create create-library library-info" id="create-library-form" name="create-library-form">
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@
           </li>
           % if settings.TENDER_DOMAIN:
             <li class="action-item">
-              <a href="//${settings.TENDER_DOMAIN}/discussion/new" class="show-tender" title="${_("Use our feedback tool, Tender, to request help")}">
+              <a href="http://${settings.TENDER_DOMAIN}/discussion/new" class="show-tender" title="${_("Use our feedback tool, Tender, to request help")}">
                 ${_("Request help with {studio_name}").format(studio_name=settings.STUDIO_NAME)}
               </a>
             </li>
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@
 from django.conf import settings
 
 if settings.TENDER_DOMAIN:
-  help_link_start = '<a href="//{domain}/discussion/new" class="show-tender">'.format(
+  help_link_start = '<a href="http://{domain}/discussion/new" class="show-tender">'.format(
     domain=settings.TENDER_DOMAIN,
   )
   help_link_end = '</a>'
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ else:
         <ol class='list-actions'>
           % if settings.TENDER_DOMAIN:
             <li class="action-item">
-              <a href="//${settings.TENDER_DOMAIN}/discussion/new" class="show-tender" title="${_("Use our feedback tool, Tender, to request help")}">
+              <a href="http://${settings.TENDER_DOMAIN}/discussion/new" class="show-tender" title="${_("Use our feedback tool, Tender, to request help")}">
                 ${_("Request help with your {studio_name} account").format(studio_name=settings.STUDIO_NAME)}
               </a>
             </li>
diff --git a/cms/templates/login.html b/cms/templates/login.html
index 07d2c8d820..c0ab813ae0 100644
--- a/cms/templates/login.html
+++ b/cms/templates/login.html
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
         <div class="bit">
           <h3 class="title-3">${_("Need Help?")}</h3>
           <p>${_('Having trouble with your account? Use {link_start}our support center{link_end} to look over self help steps, find solutions others have found to the same problem, or let us know of your issue.').format(
-              link_start='<a href="//{domain}" rel="external">'.format(domain=settings.TENDER_DOMAIN),
+              link_start='<a href="http://{domain}" rel="external">'.format(domain=settings.TENDER_DOMAIN),
               link_end='</a>',
             )}</p>
         </div>
diff --git a/cms/templates/widgets/footer.html b/cms/templates/widgets/footer.html
index dfb4192371..14d0fc63a0 100644
--- a/cms/templates/widgets/footer.html
+++ b/cms/templates/widgets/footer.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         </li>
         % if settings.TENDER_DOMAIN and user.is_authenticated():
         <li class="nav-item nav-peripheral-feedback">
-          <a href="//${settings.TENDER_DOMAIN}/discussion/new" class="show-tender" title="${_('Use our feedback tool, Tender, to share your feedback')}">${_("Contact Us")}</a>
+          <a href="http://${settings.TENDER_DOMAIN}/discussion/new" class="show-tender" title="${_('Use our feedback tool, Tender, to share your feedback')}">${_("Contact Us")}</a>
         </li>
         % endif
       </ol>
diff --git a/cms/templates/widgets/sock.html b/cms/templates/widgets/sock.html
index 755d0ca922..40e1dcfce8 100644
--- a/cms/templates/widgets/sock.html
+++ b/cms/templates/widgets/sock.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
         % if settings.TENDER_DOMAIN:
           <li class="action-item">
-            <a href="//${settings.TENDER_DOMAIN}" rel="external" class="action action-primary">${_("{studio_name} Author Support").format(studio_name=settings.STUDIO_NAME)}</a>
+            <a href="http://${settings.TENDER_DOMAIN}" rel="external" class="action action-primary">${_("{studio_name} Author Support").format(studio_name=settings.STUDIO_NAME)}</a>
             <span class="tip">${_("{studio_name} Author Support").format(studio_name=settings.STUDIO_NAME)}</span>
           </li>
         % endif
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
         <ul class="list-actions">
           <li class="action-item">
 
-            <a href="//${settings.TENDER_DOMAIN}/discussion/new" class="action action-primary show-tender" title="${_("Use our feedback tool, Tender, to share your feedback")}"><i class="icon fa fa-comments"></i>${_("Contact Us")}</a>
+            <a href="http://${settings.TENDER_DOMAIN}/discussion/new" class="action action-primary show-tender" title="${_("Use our feedback tool, Tender, to share your feedback")}"><i class="icon fa fa-comments"></i>${_("Contact Us")}</a>
           </li>
         </ul>
       </div>