diff --git a/client/src/components/Header/Header.test.js b/client/src/components/Header/Header.test.js
index b5a155a1f2..d94c6e7eec 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Header/Header.test.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Header/Header.test.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('<NavLinks />', () => {
     return acc;
   }, []);
 
-  const expectedLinks = ['/learn', '/news', '/forum'];
+  const expectedLinks = ['/learn', '/news', 'https://forum.freecodecamp.org'];
 
   it('renders to the DOM', () => {
     expect(root).toBeTruthy();
diff --git a/client/src/components/Header/components/NavLinks.js b/client/src/components/Header/components/NavLinks.js
index 89397c4520..3bc49edbbc 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Header/components/NavLinks.js
+++ b/client/src/components/Header/components/NavLinks.js
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ function NavLinks({ displayMenu }) {
           </Link>
         </li>
         <li className='nav-forum'>
-          <Link external={true} sameTab={true} to='/forum'>
+          <Link
+            external={true}
+            sameTab={true}
+            to='https://forum.freecodecamp.org'
+          >
             /forum
           </Link>
         </li>