diff --git a/components/ILIAS/GlobalScreen_/classes/UI/Footer/class.ilFooterStandardGroupsProvider.php b/components/ILIAS/GlobalScreen_/classes/UI/Footer/class.ilFooterStandardGroupsProvider.php
index 38253d02cc42..ad873f04edb3 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/GlobalScreen_/classes/UI/Footer/class.ilFooterStandardGroupsProvider.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/GlobalScreen_/classes/UI/Footer/class.ilFooterStandardGroupsProvider.php
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ public function getEntries(): array
         }
 
         // system support contacts
-        if (($system_support_url = \ilSystemSupportContactsGUI::getFooterLink()) !== '') {
+        if (($system_support_url = \ilSystemSupportContactsGUI::getFooterLink()) !== null) {
             $system_support_title = \ilSystemSupportContactsGUI::getFooterText();
             $entries[] = $this->item_factory
                 ->link(
                     $this->id_factory->identifier('system_support'),
                     $system_support_title
                 )
-                ->withAction($this->buildURI($system_support_url))
+                ->withAction($system_support_url)
                 ->withParent($this->getIdentificationFor(ilFooterStandardGroups::SUPPORT));
         }
 
diff --git a/components/ILIAS/SystemFolder/classes/class.ilSystemSupportContactsGUI.php b/components/ILIAS/SystemFolder/classes/class.ilSystemSupportContactsGUI.php
index a44905358ca8..a06de1b1a008 100755
--- a/components/ILIAS/SystemFolder/classes/class.ilSystemSupportContactsGUI.php
+++ b/components/ILIAS/SystemFolder/classes/class.ilSystemSupportContactsGUI.php
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  *
  *********************************************************************/
 
+use ILIAS\Data\URI;
+
 /**
  * System support contacts
  *
@@ -93,18 +95,13 @@ public function showContacts()
         $this->tpl->printToStdout();
     }
 
-
-    /**
-     * Get footer link
-     *
-     * @return string footer link
-     */
-    public static function getFooterLink()
+    public static function getFooterLink(): null|URI|string
     {
         global $DIC;
 
         $ilCtrl = $DIC->ctrl();
         $ilUser = $DIC->user();
+        $uri = $DIC->http()->request()->getUri();
 
         $users = ilSystemSupportContacts::getValidSupportContactIds();
         if (count($users) > 0) {
@@ -114,11 +111,12 @@ public static function getFooterLink()
                     ilSystemSupportContacts::getMailsToAddress()
                 );
             } else {
-                return $ilCtrl->getLinkTargetByClass("ilsystemsupportcontactsgui", "", "", false, false);
+                $path = $ilCtrl->getLinkTargetByClass("ilsystemsupportcontactsgui", "", "", false, false);
+                return new URI($uri->getScheme() . '://' . $uri->getHost() . '/' . $path);
             }
         }
 
-        return "";
+        return null;
     }
 
     /**