diff --git a/common/static/coffee/spec/discussion/view/discussion_thread_profile_view_spec.coffee b/common/static/coffee/spec/discussion/view/discussion_thread_profile_view_spec.coffee
index 5fd0d4b783..4806004e23 100644
--- a/common/static/coffee/spec/discussion/view/discussion_thread_profile_view_spec.coffee
+++ b/common/static/coffee/spec/discussion/view/discussion_thread_profile_view_spec.coffee
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe "DiscussionThreadProfileView", ->
             body: "dummy body",
             discussion: new Discussion()
             abuse_flaggers: [],
+            commentable_id: 'dummy_discussion',
             votes: {up_count: "42"}
         }
         @imageTag = '<img src="https://www.google.com.pk/images/srpr/logo11w.png">'
@@ -111,3 +112,7 @@ describe "DiscussionThreadProfileView", ->
         for truncatedText in [true, false]
           it "body with #{numImages} images and #{if truncatedText then "truncated" else "untruncated"} text", ->
             checkPostWithImages(numImages, truncatedText, @threadData, @imageTag)
+
+      it "check the thread retrieve url", ->
+        thread = makeThread(@threadData)
+        expect(thread.urlFor('retrieve')).toBe('/courses/edX/999/test/discussion/forum/dummy_discussion/threads/1')
diff --git a/common/static/coffee/src/discussion/content.coffee b/common/static/coffee/src/discussion/content.coffee
index ecf2f2f733..5c030fab01 100644
--- a/common/static/coffee/src/discussion/content.coffee
+++ b/common/static/coffee/src/discussion/content.coffee
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ if Backbone?
     
   class @Thread extends @Content
     urlMappers:
-      'retrieve'    : -> DiscussionUtil.urlFor('retrieve_single_thread', @discussion.id, @id)
+      'retrieve'    : -> DiscussionUtil.urlFor('retrieve_single_thread', @.get('commentable_id'), @id)
       'reply'       : -> DiscussionUtil.urlFor('create_comment', @id)
       'unvote'      : -> DiscussionUtil.urlFor("undo_vote_for_#{@get('type')}", @id)
       'upvote'      : -> DiscussionUtil.urlFor("upvote_#{@get('type')}", @id)