diff --git a/webnotes/utils/__init__.py b/webnotes/utils/__init__.py
index 4c803206d8..7c6ac9a920 100644
--- a/webnotes/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/webnotes/utils/__init__.py
@@ -780,3 +780,15 @@ def get_base_path():
 	import conf
 	import os
 	return os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(conf.__file__))
+
+def get_url_to_form(doctype, name, base_url=None, label=None):
+	if not base_url:
+		try:
+			from startup import get_url
+			base_url = get_url()
+		except ImportError:
+			base_url = get_request_site_address()
+	
+	if not label: label = name
+	
+	return """<a href="%(base_url)s/app.html#!Form/%(doctype)s/%(name)s">%(label)s</a>""" % locals()
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diff --git a/webnotes/widgets/form/assign_to.py b/webnotes/widgets/form/assign_to.py
index 2efdae8b95..60b1c2c669 100644
--- a/webnotes/widgets/form/assign_to.py
+++ b/webnotes/widgets/form/assign_to.py
@@ -111,15 +111,8 @@ def notify_assignment(assigned_by, owner, doc_type, doc_name, action='CLOSE', no
 	user_info = get_fullnames()
 
 	# Search for email address in description -- i.e. assignee
-	try:
-		from startup import get_url
-		url = get_url()
-	except ImportError:
-		from webnotes.utils import get_request_site_address
-		url = get_request_site_address()
-
-	assignment = """<a href="%s/app.html#!Form/%s/%s">%s: %s</a>""" % (url, 
-		doc_type, doc_name,	doc_type, doc_name)
+	from webnotes.utils import get_url_to_form
+	assignment = get_url_to_form(doc_type, doc_name, label="%s: %s" % (doc_type, doc_name))
 		
 	if action=='CLOSE':
 		if owner == webnotes.session.get('user'):