diff --git a/src/adhocracy/lib/helpers/__init__.py b/src/adhocracy/lib/helpers/__init__.py
index aa0fdd50c..0e101c965 100644
--- a/src/adhocracy/lib/helpers/__init__.py
+++ b/src/adhocracy/lib/helpers/__init__.py
@@ -179,16 +179,19 @@ def add_rss(title, link):
                        type='application/rss+xml')
 
 
-def help_link(text, page, anchor=None):
+def help_url(page, anchor=None):
     if adhocracy_service.instance_staticpages_api_address():
         url = base_url('/static/%s.%s')
     else:
         url = base_url('/static/%s.%s', None)
     if anchor is not None:
         url += "#" + anchor
-    full_url = url % (page, 'html')
-    return (u"<a target='_new' class='staticlink_%s' href='%s' "
-            u">%s</a>") % (page, full_url, text)
+    return url % (page, 'html')
+
+
+def help_link(text, page, anchor=None):
+    url = help_url(page, anchor=anchor)
+    return (u"<a class='staticlink_%s' href='%s' >%s</a>") % (page, url, text)
 
 
 def get_redirect_url(target=u'login', entity=None, **kwargs):
diff --git a/src/adhocracy/templates/error/http.html b/src/adhocracy/templates/error/http.html
index 3a96f37ed..f8084d5c7 100644
--- a/src/adhocracy/templates/error/http.html
+++ b/src/adhocracy/templates/error/http.html
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ <h2>${_("Error %s") % c.error_code}</h2>
 %endif
 
 %if not c.hide_notify:
-<p>${_("If this error continues to occur, please <a class='staticlink_imprint' href='/static/imprint.html'>notify the developers</a> with a description of what you were trying to do.")|n} ${_("An automated email message describing the situation has been sent to our developers.")}</p>
+<p>${_("If this error continues to occur, please %snotify the developers%s with a description of what you were trying to do.") % tuple(h.help_link('&&', 'imprint').split('&&'))|n}
+${_("An automated email message describing the situation has been sent to our developers.")}</p>
 %endif
 </%block>
diff --git a/src/adhocracy/templates/navigation.html b/src/adhocracy/templates/navigation.html
index 68446e167..695fbd272 100644
--- a/src/adhocracy/templates/navigation.html
+++ b/src/adhocracy/templates/navigation.html
@@ -54,14 +54,14 @@
                 ${h.staticpage.render_external_navigation(active) | n}
                 %else:
 
-                ${nav_link(href=h.base_url('/static/about.html', None),
+                ${nav_link(href=h.help_url('about'),
                            text=_('About'),
                            a_class='staticlink_about',
                            li_class=_class('about'),
                            id_="nav_about")}
                 <!--TODO: remove dummy link to merge in new links with diazo themeing-->
                 <li id="nav_dummy" style="display: none;"></li>
-                ${nav_link(href=h.base_url('/static/help.html', None),
+                ${nav_link(href=h.help_url('help'),
                            text=_("Help"),
                            a_class='staticlink_help',
                            li_class=_class('help'),
diff --git a/src/adhocracy/templates/user/register_form.html b/src/adhocracy/templates/user/register_form.html
index b9932dc67..4344a5a19 100644
--- a/src/adhocracy/templates/user/register_form.html
+++ b/src/adhocracy/templates/user/register_form.html
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 
     <p>
       %if c.agree_text is None:
-        ${_("By registering, you agree with the %s.") % ("<a class='staticlink_terms' href='/static/terms.html'>%s</a>" % _("Terms and Conditions")) |n}
+        ${_("By registering, you agree with the %s.") % h.help_link(_("Terms and Conditions"), 'terms') |n}
         ${_(u"We'll occasionally inform you about important events such as the start of a new participation process via email.")}
       %else:
         ${c.agree_text|n}