diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index 2de82db03..10d27cecc 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 
           <h2 data-l10n-id="pad.settings.about">About</h2>
           <span data-l10n-id="pad.settings.poweredBy">Powered by</span>
-          <a href="http://etherpad.org">Etherpad-lite</a>
+          <a href="https://etherpad.org">Etherpad-lite</a>
           <% if (settings.exposeVersion) { %>(commit <%=settings.getGitCommit()%>)<% } %>
       </div></div>