diff --git a/db/seeds/backer.rb b/db/seeds/backer.rb
index 20fe90fdf..12e6236f8 100644
--- a/db/seeds/backer.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/backer.rb
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ end
 def set_app_config username
   current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config.yml.example')))
   current_config[Rails.env.to_s] ||= {}
-  current_config[Rails.env.to_s]['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
-  current_config['default']['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
+  current_config[Rails.env.to_s]['pod_url'] = "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/"
+  current_config['default']['pod_url'] = "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/"
   file = File.new(Rails.root.join('..','..','shared','app_config.yml'),'w')
   file.write(current_config.to_yaml)
   file.close
diff --git a/db/seeds/tom.rb b/db/seeds/tom.rb
index cc3000d0b..1eaa5b236 100644
--- a/db/seeds/tom.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/tom.rb
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ require 'config/environment'
 def set_app_config username
   current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config.yml.example')))
   current_config[Rails.env.to_s] ||= {}
-  current_config[Rails.env.to_s]['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
-  current_config['default']['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
+  current_config[Rails.env.to_s]['pod_url'] = "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/"
+  current_config['default']['pod_url'] = "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/"
   file = File.new(Rails.root.join('..','..','shared','app_config.yml'),'w')
   file.write(current_config.to_yaml)
   file.close