diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/NewJob.jsx b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/NewJob.jsx
index 4f19e170fc..3da9ca8f3b 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/NewJob.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/NewJob.jsx
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function formatValue(value, validator, type = 'string') {
 }
 
 function isValidURL(data) {
-  return isURL(data, { 'require_protocol': false });
+  return isURL(data, { 'require_protocol': true });
 }
 
 function makeRequired(validator) {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export default contain({
         locale,
         description,
         email,
-        url,
+        url = 'http://',
         logo,
         company,
         isHighlighted,
diff --git a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/ShowJob.jsx b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/ShowJob.jsx
index 497b06a5f5..0f2b3a0a0e 100644
--- a/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/ShowJob.jsx
+++ b/common/app/routes/Jobs/components/ShowJob.jsx
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ import React, { PropTypes } from 'react';
 import { Row, Col, Thumbnail, Panel } from 'react-bootstrap';
 
 const defaultImage =
-  'https://pbs.twimg.com/' +
-  'profile_images/562385977390272512/AK29YaTf_400x400.png';
+  'https://s3.amazonaws.com/freecodecamp/camper-image-placeholder.png';
 
 const thumbnailStyle = {
   backgroundColor: 'white',