diff --git a/i2p2www/blog/2012/12/17/I2P_0.9.4_released.rst b/i2p2www/blog/2012/12/17/I2P_0.9.4_released.rst
index c4182af4..8b78409c 100644
--- a/i2p2www/blog/2012/12/17/I2P_0.9.4_released.rst
+++ b/i2p2www/blog/2012/12/17/I2P_0.9.4_released.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ we will have more information for you when we release 0.9.5.
 
 Files are available on the `download page`_.
 
-.. _`download page`: /download.html
+.. _`download page`: {{ get_url('downloads_select') }}
 
 **RELEASE DETAILS**
 
diff --git a/i2p2www/blog/helpers.py b/i2p2www/blog/helpers.py
index f714b9d4..8ffadb85 100644
--- a/i2p2www/blog/helpers.py
+++ b/i2p2www/blog/helpers.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import codecs
 import datetime
 from docutils.core import publish_parts
-from flask import abort, g, safe_join, url_for
+from flask import abort, g, render_template_string, safe_join, url_for
 import os
 import os.path
 
@@ -93,7 +93,11 @@ def render_blog_post(slug):
     with codecs.open(path, encoding='utf-8') as fd:
         content = fd.read()
 
-    return publish_parts(source=content, source_path=BLOG_DIR, writer_name="html")
+    # render the post with Jinja2 to handle URLs etc.
+    rendered_content = render_template_string(content)
+
+    # publish the post with docutils
+    return publish_parts(source=rendered_content, source_path=BLOG_DIR, writer_name="html")
 
 def get_metadata_from_meta(meta):
     metaLines = meta.split('\n')