diff --git a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/Profile.js b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/Profile.js
index e461f3940c97f594f6eaaaec9b39831b48bb4142..287201b96a79306bd6771ec6d1ae4b99b01fa039 100644
--- a/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/Profile.js
+++ b/openbis_standard_technologies/dist/core-plugins/eln-lims/1/as/webapps/eln-lims/html/js/config/Profile.js
@@ -657,7 +657,10 @@ $.extend(DefaultProfile.prototype, {
 			var _this = this;
 			this.serverFacade.getDirectLinkURL(function(error, result) {
 				if(!error) {
-					_this.directLinkURL = result.data;
+					var hostName = window.location.hostname;
+					var directLinkURL = result.data;
+						directLinkURL = directLinkURL.replace("$URL", hostName);
+					_this.directLinkURL = directLinkURL;
 				}
 				callback();
 			});