diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/helpers.py
@@ -1916,9 +1916,9 @@ def get_last_path_part(file_node):
 
 def route_url(*args, **kwds):
     """
-    Wrapper around pyramids `route_url` function. It is used to generate
-    URLs from within pylons views or templates. This will be removed when
-    pyramid migration if finished.
+    Wrapper around pyramids `route_url` (fully qualified url) function. 
+    It is used to generate URLs from within pylons views or templates. 
+    This will be removed when pyramid migration if finished.
     """
     req = get_current_request()
     return req.route_url(*args, **kwds)
diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/user_registration.mako b/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/user_registration.mako
--- a/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/user_registration.mako
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/email_templates/user_registration.mako
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ A new user `${user.username}` has regist
 
 ## BODY GOES BELOW
 <table style="text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;">
-    <tr><td colspan="2" style="width:100%;padding-bottom:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #dbd9da;"><h4><a href="${h.route_path('user_profile', username=user.username, qualified=True)}" style="color:#427cc9;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer">${_('New user %(user)s has registered on %(date)s') % {'user': user.username, 'date': h.format_date(date)}}</a></h4></td></tr>
+    <tr><td colspan="2" style="width:100%;padding-bottom:15px;border-bottom:1px solid #dbd9da;"><h4><a href="${h.route_url('user_profile', username=user.username)}" style="color:#427cc9;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer">${_('New user %(user)s has registered on %(date)s') % {'user': user.username, 'date': h.format_date(date)}}</a></h4></td></tr>
     <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;padding-top:20px;">${_('Username')}</td><td style="line-height:1;padding-top:20px;"><img style="margin-bottom:-5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #dbd9da" src="${h.gravatar_url(user.email, 16)}" height="16" width="16">&nbsp;${user.username}</td></tr>
     <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${_('Full Name')}</td><td>${user.firstname} ${user.lastname}</td></tr>
     <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${_('Email')}</td><td>${user.email}</td></tr>
-    <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${_('Profile')}</td><td><a href="${h.route_path('user_profile', username=user.username, qualified=True)}">${h.route_path('user_profile', username=user.username, qualified=True)}</a></td></tr>
+    <tr><td style="padding-right:20px;">${_('Profile')}</td><td><a href="${h.route_url('user_profile', username=user.username)}">${h.route_url('user_profile', username=user.username)}</a></td></tr>
 </table>
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