diff --git a/theme/formal_white/layout/frontpage.php b/theme/formal_white/layout/frontpage.php
index 4105a295a23..be8909036d7 100644
--- a/theme/formal_white/layout/frontpage.php
+++ b/theme/formal_white/layout/frontpage.php
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ if (!empty($PAGE->theme->settings->frontpagelogo)) {
 } else {
     $logourl = $OUTPUT->pix_url('logo', 'theme');
 }
+if (strtolower(substr($logourl, 0, 4)) != 'http') {
+    $logourl = $CFG->wwwroot.'/'.$logourl;
+}
 
 $hasframe = !isset($PAGE->theme->settings->noframe) || !$PAGE->theme->settings->noframe;
 
diff --git a/theme/formal_white/layout/general.php b/theme/formal_white/layout/general.php
index 8d0a497a370..2688a0983ee 100644
--- a/theme/formal_white/layout/general.php
+++ b/theme/formal_white/layout/general.php
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ if ($hascustommenu) {
 /************************************************************************************************/
 if (!empty($PAGE->theme->settings->logo)) {
     $logourl = $PAGE->theme->settings->logo;
+    if (strtolower(substr($logourl, 0, 4)) != 'http') {
+        $logourl = $CFG->wwwroot.'/'.$logourl;
+    }
 } else {
     $logourl = $OUTPUT->pix_url('logo_small', 'theme');
 }
@@ -217,7 +220,7 @@ if ($hasfooter) {
             <?php
                 }
             ?>
-            <?php                   
+            <?php
                 echo $OUTPUT->standard_footer_html();
             ?>
             </div>
diff --git a/theme/formal_white/settings.php b/theme/formal_white/settings.php
index a12cce82813..569495ce855 100644
--- a/theme/formal_white/settings.php
+++ b/theme/formal_white/settings.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ if ($ADMIN->fulltree) {
     $title = get_string('logo','theme_formal_white');
     $description = get_string('logodesc', 'theme_formal_white');
     $default = '';
-    $setting = new admin_setting_configtext($name, $title, $description, $default, PARAM_URL);
+    $setting = new admin_setting_configtext($name, $title, $description, $default, PARAM_RAW); // we want it accepting ../ at the beginning. Security is not at its top but Moodle trusts admins.
     $settings->add($setting);
 
     // Custom front page site logo setting
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if ($ADMIN->fulltree) {
     $title = get_string('frontpagelogo','theme_formal_white');
     $description = get_string('frontpagelogodesc', 'theme_formal_white');
     $default = '';
-    $setting = new admin_setting_configtext($name, $title, $description, $default, PARAM_URL);
+    $setting = new admin_setting_configtext($name, $title, $description, $default, PARAM_RAW); // we want it accepting ../ at the beginning. Security is not at its top but Moodle trusts admins.
     $settings->add($setting);
 
     // page header background colour setting