diff --git a/conservancy/usethesource/templates/usethesource/candidate.html b/conservancy/usethesource/templates/usethesource/candidate.html
index 3c50de9d6b6ac5d6f0ff036ea8620cdf6fa6f6aa..d38444bc982799a74016cb5a4dc8011c976b2e78 100644
--- a/conservancy/usethesource/templates/usethesource/candidate.html
+++ b/conservancy/usethesource/templates/usethesource/candidate.html
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    {{ candidate.description|linebreaks }}
+    {{ candidate.description|urlize|linebreaksbr }}
 
     {% with comments=candidate.comment_set.all %}
       {% if comments or user.is_staff %}<h3 class="f3 lh-title mt4">Comments</h3>{% endif %}