diff --git a/lib/helper.php b/lib/helper.php
index 2c221ddf19..a52adc9695 100644
--- a/lib/helper.php
+++ b/lib/helper.php
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ class OC_Helper {
 		return OC_Request::serverProtocol(). '://'  . OC_Request::serverHost() . $url;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @brief Creates an url for remote use
+	 * @param string $service id
+	 * @return string the url
+	 *
+	 * Returns a url to the given service.
+	 */
+	public static function linkToRemoteBase( $service ) {
+		return self::linkTo( '', 'remote.php') . '/' . $service;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @brief Creates an absolute url for remote use
 	 * @param string $service id
@@ -108,7 +119,7 @@ class OC_Helper {
 	 * Returns a absolute url to the given service.
 	 */
 	public static function linkToRemote( $service, $add_slash = true ) {
-		return self::linkToAbsolute( '', 'remote.php') . '/' . $service . (($add_slash && $service[strlen($service)-1]!='/')?'/':'');
+		return self::makeURLAbsolute(self::linkToRemoteBase($service)) . (($add_slash && $service[strlen($service)-1]!='/')?'/':'');
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/lib/templatelayout.php b/lib/templatelayout.php
index 4f26775b48..78893457f4 100644
--- a/lib/templatelayout.php
+++ b/lib/templatelayout.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class OC_TemplateLayout extends OC_Template {
 		$jsfiles = self::findJavascriptFiles(OC_Util::$scripts);
 		$this->assign('jsfiles', array(), false);
 		if (!empty(OC_Util::$core_scripts)) {
-			$this->append( 'jsfiles', OC_Helper::linkToRemote('core.js', false));
+			$this->append( 'jsfiles', OC_Helper::linkToRemoteBase('core.js', false));
 		}
 		foreach($jsfiles as $info) {
 			$root = $info[0];
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class OC_TemplateLayout extends OC_Template {
 		$cssfiles = self::findStylesheetFiles(OC_Util::$styles);
 		$this->assign('cssfiles', array());
 		if (!empty(OC_Util::$core_styles)) {
-			$this->append( 'cssfiles', OC_Helper::linkToRemote('core.css', false));
+			$this->append( 'cssfiles', OC_Helper::linkToRemoteBase('core.css', false));
 		}
 		foreach($cssfiles as $info) {
 			$root = $info[0];