diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/config/local.cfg b/dspace-api/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/config/local.cfg
index 84f89de4398f..c4c61bf77ff6 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/config/local.cfg
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/config/local.cfg
@@ -271,3 +271,5 @@ lr.pid.community.configurations = community=*, prefix=123456789, type=local, can
 
 #### Authority configuration `authority.cfg`
 authority.controlled.dc.relation = true
+
+handle.canonical.prefix = ${dspace.ui.url}/handle/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dspace/config/dspace.cfg b/dspace/config/dspace.cfg
index 20e010d72bf2..40ab09083b41 100644
--- a/dspace/config/dspace.cfg
+++ b/dspace/config/dspace.cfg
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ identifier.doi.namespaceseparator = dspace/
 #
 # Items in DSpace receive a unique URL, stored in dc.identifier.uri
 # after it is generated during the submission process.
-handle.canonical.prefix = ${dspace.ui.url}/handle/
+handle.canonical.prefix = http://hdl.handle.net/
 
 # If you register with CNRI's handle service at https://www.handle.net/,
 # these links can be generated as permalinks using https://hdl.handle.net/