diff --git a/playbooks/roles/mailman-site/templates/mm_site_cfg.py.j2 b/playbooks/roles/mailman-site/templates/mm_site_cfg.py.j2
index 3f00829d3e..f7cef51f3d 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/mailman-site/templates/mm_site_cfg.py.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/mailman-site/templates/mm_site_cfg.py.j2
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ MAILMAN_SITE_LIST = 'mailman'
 # If you change these, you have to configure your http server
 # accordingly (Alias and ScriptAlias directives in most httpds)
 DEFAULT_URL_PATTERN = 'https://%s/cgi-bin/mailman/'
+PUBLIC_ARCHIVE_URL  = 'https://%(hostname)s/pipermail/%(listname)s'
 PRIVATE_ARCHIVE_URL = '/cgi-bin/mailman/private'
 IMAGE_LOGOS         = '/images/mailman/'
 
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/mailman/templates/mm_cfg.py.j2 b/playbooks/roles/mailman/templates/mm_cfg.py.j2
index c165432728..43ad76de3e 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/mailman/templates/mm_cfg.py.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/mailman/templates/mm_cfg.py.j2
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ MAILMAN_SITE_LIST = 'mailman'
 # If you change these, you have to configure your http server
 # accordingly (Alias and ScriptAlias directives in most httpds)
 DEFAULT_URL_PATTERN = 'https://%s/cgi-bin/mailman/'
+PUBLIC_ARCHIVE_URL  = 'https://%(hostname)s/pipermail/%(listname)s'
 PRIVATE_ARCHIVE_URL = '/cgi-bin/mailman/private'
 IMAGE_LOGOS         = '/images/mailman/'