diff --git a/canary/cogs/helpers.py b/canary/cogs/helpers.py
index 692fd418..b7acf7a4 100644
--- a/canary/cogs/helpers.py
+++ b/canary/cogs/helpers.py
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ async def course(self, ctx: commands.Context, *, query: str):
             return
 
         search_term = re.sub(r"\s+", "", f"{result.group(1)}-{result.group(2)}")
-        url = self.bot.config.course_tpl.format(self.bot.config.course_year_range, search_term)
+        url = self.bot.config.course_tpl.format(course_year_range=self.bot.config.course_year_range, course=search_term)
         r = await fetch(url, "content")
         soup = BeautifulSoup(r, "lxml")
 
@@ -465,7 +465,12 @@ async def search(self, ctx: commands.Context, *, query: str):
 
         while pagenum < pagelimit:
             r = await fetch(
-                self.bot.config.course_search_tpl.format(self.bot.config.course_year_range, keyword, pagenum), "content"
+                self.bot.config.course_search_tpl.format(
+                    course_year_range=self.bot.config.course_year_range,
+                    search=keyword,
+                    page=pagenum,
+                ),
+                "content",
             )
             soup = BeautifulSoup(r, "lxml")
             found = soup.find_all("div", {"class": "views-row"})
diff --git a/canary/config/config.py b/canary/config/config.py
index 57d241ba..c44b7b00 100644
--- a/canary/config/config.py
+++ b/canary/config/config.py
@@ -215,11 +215,11 @@ class Config(BaseSettings):
 
     # Helpers configuration
     course_year_range: str = "2024-2025"
-    course_tpl: str = "http://www.mcgill.ca/study/{course_year_range}/courses/{}"
+    course_tpl: str = "http://www.mcgill.ca/study/{course_year_range}/courses/{course}"
     course_search_tpl: str = (
-        "http://www.mcgill.ca/study/{course_year_range}/courses/search?search_api_views_fulltext={}"
+        "http://www.mcgill.ca/study/{course_year_range}/courses/search?search_api_views_fulltext={search}"
         "&sort_by=field_subject_code"
-        "&page={}"
+        "&page={page}"
     )
     gc_weather_url: str = "https://dd.weather.gc.ca/citypage_weather/xml/QC/s0000635_e.xml"
     gc_weather_alert_url: str = "https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?qc67"