diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index be0b83676..887ba1d30 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "http://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite.git"
+    "url": "https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite.git"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "nyc mocha --timeout 5000 ../tests/backend/specs/api"