diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 61c72f58a2d8d02932bac8afda1c27572db53e9f..659bf450e5e9c2d4f0e13287d464e9b59bf49406 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -76,12 +76,14 @@ def create_app(config_name):
                 return render_template(
                     "account/unauthorized.html",
                     unauthorized_msg=messages.unauthorized_message,
+                    docs_url=app_vars.docs_url,
                 )
 
         if rc_util.check_state(session["user"].get("username")) == "hold":
             return render_template(
                 "account/hold.html",
                 account_hold_msg=messages.account_hold_message,
+                docs_url=app_vars.docs_url,
             )
 
         if (
@@ -101,11 +103,13 @@ def create_app(config_name):
                 cancel_msg=messages.cancel_message,
                 pre_certification_msg=messages.pre_certification_message,
                 certification_msg=messages.certification_message,
+                docs_url=app_vars.docs_url,
             )
         if rc_util.check_state(session["user"].get("username")) == "ok":
             return render_template(
                 "account/good_standing.html",
                 good_standing_msg=messages.good_standing_message,
+                docs_url=app_vars.docs_url,
             )
 
         return render_template(
@@ -119,6 +123,7 @@ def create_app(config_name):
             welcome_msg=messages.welcome_message,
             cancel_msg=messages.cancel_message,
             error_msg=messages.error_message,
+            docs_url=app_vars.docs_url,
         )
 
     # misc page error catching
diff --git a/app/templates/account/certify.html b/app/templates/account/certify.html
index 8afa6f49e005831e0d553e61f5e100bc97f9b4b6..3114a6a29e2f3db04c1b37cfb435be2deebafb07 100644
--- a/app/templates/account/certify.html
+++ b/app/templates/account/certify.html
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         <div class="navbar-right">
           <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
           <li>
-            <a target="_blank" href="https://uabrc.github.io/">
+            <a target="_blank" href="{{ docs_url }}">
               <i class="fas fa-info-circle fa-fw"></i> Online Documentation
             </a>
           </li>
diff --git a/app/templates/account/good_standing.html b/app/templates/account/good_standing.html
index d81f0adf58f63772e19e27d1cfc7eeea04c3493d..b1b4dac906a05231a4ed31ab5cf5c325a3b00f87 100644
--- a/app/templates/account/good_standing.html
+++ b/app/templates/account/good_standing.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <div class="navbar-right">
           <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
           <li>
-            <a target="_blank" href="https://docs.uabgrid.uab.edu/wiki/Cheaha_GettingStarted">
+            <a target="_blank" href="{{ docs_url }}">
               <i class="fas fa-info-circle fa-fw"></i> Online Documentation
             </a>
           </li>
diff --git a/app/templates/account/hold.html b/app/templates/account/hold.html
index c8c92036ecc09bbbc8a01044a309117fb5646c40..08341c4c5fb17485c81e5599f3aa3a9a9c9c572c 100644
--- a/app/templates/account/hold.html
+++ b/app/templates/account/hold.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <div class="navbar-right">
           <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
           <li>
-            <a target="_blank" href="https://uabrc.github.io/">
+            <a target="_blank" href="{{ docs_url }}">
               <i class="fas fa-info-circle fa-fw"></i> Online Documentation
             </a>
           </li>
diff --git a/app/templates/account/unauthorized.html b/app/templates/account/unauthorized.html
index 5dce0d2b3a1fb6aef46b8549521ab2fc2bd9ad7f..c3d84a812fa54c479535cebc6d74d2296ae2c328 100644
--- a/app/templates/account/unauthorized.html
+++ b/app/templates/account/unauthorized.html
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
         <div class="navbar-right">
           <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
           <li>
-            <a target="_blank" href="https://uabrc.github.io/">
+            <a target="_blank" href="{{ docs_url }}">
               <i class="fas fa-info-circle fa-fw"></i> Online Documentation
             </a>
           </li>
diff --git a/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html b/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html
index 26c1aaaebbecc28d46862000bf66842058236285..cea9acefe72ce6b840b00344d15a14741ea49c2f 100644
--- a/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html
+++ b/app/templates/auth/SignUp.html
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
         <div class="navbar-right">
           <ul class="nav navbar-nav">
           <li>
-            <a target="_blank" href="https://uabrc.github.io/">
+            <a target="_blank" href="{{ docs_url }}">
               <i class="fas fa-info-circle fa-fw"></i> Online Documentation
             </a>
           </li>