diff --git a/src/lib/formatters/get-vuln-url.ts b/src/lib/formatters/get-vuln-url.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0bb1121402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/formatters/get-vuln-url.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import config from '../config';
+
+const licenseRegex = /^snyk:lic/i;
+
+export function getVulnerabilityUrl(vulnerabilityId: string): string {
+  return licenseRegex.test(vulnerabilityId)
+    ? `${config.ROOT}/vuln/${vulnerabilityId}`
+    : `${config.PUBLIC_VULN_DB_URL}/vuln/${vulnerabilityId}`;
+}
diff --git a/src/lib/formatters/legacy-format-issue.ts b/src/lib/formatters/legacy-format-issue.ts
index 5e4c75e630..7840fd445c 100644
--- a/src/lib/formatters/legacy-format-issue.ts
+++ b/src/lib/formatters/legacy-format-issue.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const uniq = require('lodash.uniq');
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 
-import config from '../../lib/config';
 import { Options, TestOptions, ShowVulnPaths } from '../../lib/types';
 import { isLocalFolder } from '../../lib/detect';
 import { parsePackageString as snykModule } from 'snyk-module';
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 import { formatLegalInstructions } from './legal-license-instructions';
 import { colorTextBySeverity } from '../../lib/snyk-test/common';
 import { PATH_SEPARATOR } from '../constants';
+import { getVulnerabilityUrl } from './get-vuln-url';
 
 export function formatIssues(
   vuln: GroupedVuln,
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ export function formatIssues(
     }),
     introducedThrough: '  Introduced through: ' + uniquePackages,
     description: '  Description: ' + vuln.title,
-    info:
-      '  Info: ' +
-      chalk.underline(config.PUBLIC_VULN_DB_URL + '/vuln/' + vulnID),
+    info: '  Info: ' + chalk.underline(getVulnerabilityUrl(vulnID)),
     fromPaths: createTruncatedVulnsPathsText(vuln.list, options.showVulnPaths),
     extraInfo: vuln.note ? chalk.bold('\n  Note: ' + vuln.note) : '',
     remediationInfo:
diff --git a/src/lib/formatters/remediation-based-format-issues.ts b/src/lib/formatters/remediation-based-format-issues.ts
index 6873fcb121..b9042489d0 100644
--- a/src/lib/formatters/remediation-based-format-issues.ts
+++ b/src/lib/formatters/remediation-based-format-issues.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import chalk from 'chalk';
 import { icon } from '../theme';
-import config from '../../lib/config';
 import { TestOptions } from '../../lib/types';
 import {
   DependencyPins,
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ import { formatLegalInstructions } from './legal-license-instructions';
 import { BasicVulnInfo, UpgradesByAffectedPackage } from './types';
 import { PATH_SEPARATOR } from '../constants';
 import { getSeverityValue } from './get-severity-value';
+import { getVulnerabilityUrl } from './get-vuln-url';
 
 export function formatIssuesWithRemediation(
   vulns: GroupedVuln[],
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ export function formatIssue(
         severity,
       )} Severity${originalSeverityStr}]`,
     ) +
-    `[${config.PUBLIC_VULN_DB_URL}/vuln/${id}]` +
+    `[${getVulnerabilityUrl(id)}]` +
     name +
     introducedBy +
     (legalLicenseInstructionsText
diff --git a/src/lib/spotlight-vuln-notification.ts b/src/lib/spotlight-vuln-notification.ts
index 37dd1cfca7..efba90acbd 100644
--- a/src/lib/spotlight-vuln-notification.ts
+++ b/src/lib/spotlight-vuln-notification.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as theme from './theme';
 import * as createDebug from 'debug';
 import { EOL } from 'os';
 import config from './config';
+import { getVulnerabilityUrl } from './formatters/get-vuln-url';
 
 const debug = createDebug('snyk-spotlight-vuln-notification');
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ export function notificationForSpotlightVulns(
           );
 
           for (const vulnId of foundSpotlightVulnsIds) {
-            message += `  - ${vulnId} (See ${config.PUBLIC_VULN_DB_URL}/vuln/${vulnId})`;
+            message += `  - ${vulnId} (See ${getVulnerabilityUrl(vulnId)})`;
           }
 
           message += EOL + EOL;
diff --git a/test/jest/unit/lib/formatters/get-vuln-url.spec.ts b/test/jest/unit/lib/formatters/get-vuln-url.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efd3dc34ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/jest/unit/lib/formatters/get-vuln-url.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { getVulnerabilityUrl } from '../../../../../src/lib/formatters/get-vuln-url';
+import config from '../../../../../src/lib/config';
+
+describe('getVulnerabilityUrl', () => {
+  it('returns a valid license URL', () => {
+    expect(getVulnerabilityUrl('snyk:lic:pip:certifi:MPL-2.0')).toBe(
+      `${config.ROOT}/vuln/snyk:lic:pip:certifi:MPL-2.0`,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('returns a valid license URL - UPPERCASE', () => {
+    expect(getVulnerabilityUrl('SNYK:LIC:PIP:CERTIFI:MPL-2.0')).toBe(
+      `${config.ROOT}/vuln/SNYK:LIC:PIP:CERTIFI:MPL-2.0`,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('returns a valid vulnerability URL', () => {
+    expect(
+      getVulnerabilityUrl('SNYK-JS-LOOPBACKCONNECTORPOSTGRESQL-2980123'),
+    ).toBe(
+      `${config.PUBLIC_VULN_DB_URL}/vuln/SNYK-JS-LOOPBACKCONNECTORPOSTGRESQL-2980123`,
+    );
+  });
+});