diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index 63de806..2b82d7b 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -1938,7 +1938,7 @@
       precision.
    -  Added alpha, and sha1 string types to random_string() in the
       :doc:`String Helper <helpers/string_helper>`.
-   -  Modified prep_url() so as to not prepend http&#58;// if the supplied
+   -  Modified prep_url() so as to not prepend \http:// if the supplied
       string already has a scheme.
    -  Modified get_file_info in the file helper, changing filectime()
       to filemtime() for dates.
@@ -2678,7 +2678,7 @@
    instantiating new Language and Exception objects, and not using the
    error heading.
 -  Fixed a bug (#4413) where a URI containing slashes only e.g.
-   'http&#58;//example.com/index.php?//' would result in PHP errors
+   '\http://example.com/index.php?//' would result in PHP errors
 -  Fixed an array to string conversion error in the Validation library
    (#4425)
 -  Fixed bug (#4451, #4299, #4339) where failed transactions will not
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst
index a1fd7ee..6dabc60 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/string_helper.rst
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@
 	:rtype:	string
 
 	Converts double slashes in a string to a single slash, except those
-	found in URL protocol prefixes (e.g. http&#58;//).
+	found in URL protocol prefixes (e.g. \http://).
 
 	Example::
 
@@ -220,4 +220,4 @@
 	Removes single and double quotes from a string. Example::
 
 		$string = "Joe's \"dinner\"";
-		$string = strip_quotes($string); //results in "Joes dinner"
\ No newline at end of file
+		$string = strip_quotes($string); //results in "Joes dinner"
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/url_helper.rst b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/url_helper.rst
index 435a21d..e117d37 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/helpers/url_helper.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/helpers/url_helper.rst
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 	be a string or an array.
 
 	.. note:: If you are building links that are internal to your application
-		do not include the base URL (http&#58;//...). This will be added
+		do not include the base URL (\http://...). This will be added
 		automatically from the information specified in your config file.
 		Include only the URI segments you wish appended to the URL.
 
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@
 	:returns:	Protocol-prefixed URL string
 	:rtype:	string
 
-	This function will add http&#58;// in the event that a protocol prefix
+	This function will add \http:// in the event that a protocol prefix
 	is missing from a URL.
 
 	Pass the URL string to the function like this::