diff --git a/app/mailers/user_notifications.rb b/app/mailers/user_notifications.rb
index 6e5f60060..310f8cd8f 100644
--- a/app/mailers/user_notifications.rb
+++ b/app/mailers/user_notifications.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class UserNotifications < ActionMailer::Base
     build_email(user.email,
                 template: 'user_notifications.signup_after_approval',
                 email_token: opts[:email_token],
-                new_user_tips: SiteText.text_for(:usage_tips))
+                new_user_tips: SiteText.text_for(:usage_tips, base_url: Discourse.base_url))
   end
 
   def authorize_email(user, opts={})
diff --git a/lib/system_message.rb b/lib/system_message.rb
index 95e39e6d1..176298839 100644
--- a/lib/system_message.rb
+++ b/lib/system_message.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class SystemMessage
       site_name: SiteSetting.title,
       username: @recipient.username,
       user_preferences_url: "#{Discourse.base_url}/users/#{@recipient.username_lower}/preferences",
-      new_user_tips: SiteText.text_for(:usage_tips),
+      new_user_tips: SiteText.text_for(:usage_tips, base_url: Discourse.base_url),
       site_password: "",
       base_url: Discourse.base_url,
     }