diff --git a/code/sitefeatures/PageComment.php b/code/sitefeatures/PageComment.php
index 8bc2f423..70a319ff 100755
--- a/code/sitefeatures/PageComment.php
+++ b/code/sitefeatures/PageComment.php
@@ -119,6 +119,29 @@ class PageComment extends DataObject {
 		return $labels;
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * This method is called just before this object is
+	 * written to the database.
+	 * 
+	 * Specifically, make sure "http://" exists at the start
+	 * of the URL, if it doesn't have https:// or http://
+	 */
+	public function onBeforeWrite() {
+		parent::onBeforeWrite();
+		
+		$url = $this->CommenterURL;
+		
+		if($url) {
+			if(substr($url, 0, 8) != 'https://') {
+				if(substr($url, 0, 7) != 'http://') {
+					$url = $this->CommenterURL = 'http://' . $url;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		
+		$this->CommenterURL = strtolower($url);
+	}
+	
 }
 
 
@@ -228,6 +251,7 @@ class PageComment_Controller extends Controller {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	
 }
 
 ?>
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