diff --git a/pinaxcon/settings.py b/pinaxcon/settings.py
index 83eabe8850b51ea4fc762c71cfe717285b7362e4..9811345eb40a8c72bdedf7585082292cd53187c2 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/settings.py
+++ b/pinaxcon/settings.py
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
 CONFERENCE_ID = 1
 PROPOSAL_FORMS = {
     "talk": "pinaxcon.proposals.forms.TalkProposalForm",
+    "discussion": "pinaxcon.proposals.forms.TalkProposalForm",
 }
 PINAX_PAGES_HOOKSET = "pinaxcon.hooks.PinaxPagesHookSet"
 PINAX_BOXES_HOOKSET = "pinaxcon.hooks.PinaxBoxesHookSet"
diff --git a/pinaxcon/templates/dashboard.html b/pinaxcon/templates/dashboard.html
index caeba8b1f555afb144cc532b1fa8e33b9e281353..9d34630b1f8a9aee91be032e6ccf598f6b11ac71 100644
--- a/pinaxcon/templates/dashboard.html
+++ b/pinaxcon/templates/dashboard.html
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
                     <a href="{% url "speaker_edit" %}" class="btn btn-xs btn-default">
                         <i class="fa fa-pencil"></i> Edit your speaker profile
                     </a>
-                    <a href="/proposals/submit/talk" class="btn btn-xs btn-default">
+                    <a href="/proposals/submit" class="btn btn-xs btn-default">
                         <i class="fa fa-plus-sign"></i> Submit a new proposal
                     </a>
                 {% endif %}