--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2021/05/03 15:27:45	1.1450
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2021/05/04 18:47:38	1.1451
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1450 2021/05/03 15:27:45 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1451 2021/05/04 18:47:38 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ sub userload {
 # ------------------------------ Find server with least workload from spare.tab
 
 sub spareserver {
-    my ($loadpercent,$userloadpercent,$want_server_name,$udom) = @_;
+    my ($r,$loadpercent,$userloadpercent,$want_server_name,$udom) = @_;
     my $spare_server;
     if ($userloadpercent !~ /\d/) { $userloadpercent=0; }
     my $lowest_load=($loadpercent > $userloadpercent) ? $loadpercent 
@@ -1021,6 +1021,8 @@ sub spareserver {
                 if ($protocol{$spare_server} eq 'https') {
                     $protocol = $protocol{$spare_server};
                 }
+                my $alias = &Apache::lonnet::use_proxy_alias($r,$spare_server);
+                $hostname = $alias if ($alias ne '');
 	        $spare_server = $protocol.'://'.$hostname;
             }
         }
@@ -2851,7 +2853,7 @@ sub retrieve_instcodes {
 }
 
 sub course_portal_url {
-    my ($cnum,$cdom) = @_;
+    my ($cnum,$cdom,$r) = @_;
     my $chome = &homeserver($cnum,$cdom);
     my $hostname = &hostname($chome);
     my $protocol = $protocol{$chome};
@@ -2861,6 +2863,8 @@ sub course_portal_url {
     if ($domdefaults{'portal_def'}) {
         $firsturl = $domdefaults{'portal_def'};
     } else {
+        my $alias = &Apache::lonnet::use_proxy_alias($r,$chome);
+        $hostname = $alias if ($alias ne '');
         $firsturl = $protocol.'://'.$hostname;
     }
     return $firsturl;