diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6dde4e6f..1fee1a99 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 - Adjust width of `.sidebar` to match `.sidebar__right`.
 - Add sample documents to ["portfolio" collection](https://mmistakes.github.io/minimal-mistakes/portfolio/) for testing grid view.
 - Fix typo in stylesheets documentation. [#1170](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/pull/1170)
+- Add note about setting Discourse `server` as a scheme-less URL (eg. `meta.discourse.com` and not `http://meta.discourse.com`) in `_config.yml`. [#1182](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/issues/1182)
 
 ## [4.5.0](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/releases/tag/4.5.0)
 
diff --git a/docs/_docs/05-configuration.md b/docs/_docs/05-configuration.md
index 9fa6ee66..9cc61be1 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/05-configuration.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/05-configuration.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: "Configuration"
 permalink: /docs/configuration/
 excerpt: "Settings for configuring and customizing the theme."
-last_modified_at: 2017-08-08T14:47:07-04:00
+last_modified_at: 2017-08-18T15:03:18-04:00
 ---
 
 Settings that affect your entire site can be changed in [Jekyll's configuration file](https://jekyllrb.com/docs/configuration/): `_config.yml`, found in the root of your project. If you don't have this file you'll need to copy or create one using the theme's [default `_config.yml`](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/blob/master/_config.yml) as a base.
@@ -205,6 +205,9 @@ comments:
   discourse:
     server               : # meta.discourse.org
 ```
+
+**Note:** Do not include `http://` or `https://` when setting your Discourse `server`. The theme automatically prepends the URL `//`, following a scheme-less pattern.
+{: .notice--info}
   
 ##### Facebook Comments
 
diff --git a/docs/_docs/18-history.md b/docs/_docs/18-history.md
index bcb6e62d..ad44cf88 100644
--- a/docs/_docs/18-history.md
+++ b/docs/_docs/18-history.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ permalink: /docs/history/
 excerpt: "Change log of enhancements and bug fixes made to the theme."
 sidebar:
   nav: docs
-last_modified_at: 2017-08-18T12:41:36-04:00
+last_modified_at: 2017-08-18T15:04:45-04:00
 ---
 
 ## Unreleased
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ last_modified_at: 2017-08-18T12:41:36-04:00
 - Adjust width of `.sidebar` to match `.sidebar__right`.
 - Add sample documents to ["portfolio" collection](https://mmistakes.github.io/minimal-mistakes/portfolio/) for testing grid view.
 - Fix typo in stylesheets documentation. [#1170](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/pull/1170)
+- Add note about setting Discourse `server` as a scheme-less URL (eg. `meta.discourse.com` and not `http://meta.discourse.com`) in `_config.yml`. [#1182](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/issues/1182)
 
 ## [4.5.0](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/releases/tag/4.5.0)