diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 1ca8b8d8d8..ba12f86d2c 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ function get_server()
 	$server = Config::get("system", "directory");
 
 	if ($server == "") {
-		$server = "http://dir.friendica.social";
+		$server = "https://dir.friendica.social";
 	}
 
 	return($server);
diff --git a/util/htconfig.vagrant.php b/util/htconfig.vagrant.php
index 9c96687e71..623b587ef0 100644
--- a/util/htconfig.vagrant.php
+++ b/util/htconfig.vagrant.php
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ $a->config['system']['no_regfullname'] = true;
 //$a->config['system']['block_local_dir'] = false;
 
 // Location of the global directory
-$a->config['system']['directory'] = 'http://dir.friendica.social';
+$a->config['system']['directory'] = 'https://dir.friendica.social';
 
 // turn on friendica's log
 $a->config['system']['debugging'] = true;
diff --git a/view/templates/htconfig.tpl b/view/templates/htconfig.tpl
index d72307fb5a..1325a61771 100644
--- a/view/templates/htconfig.tpl
+++ b/view/templates/htconfig.tpl
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ $a->config['system']['no_regfullname'] = true;
 //$a->config['system']['block_local_dir'] = false;
 
 // Location of the global directory
-$a->config['system']['directory'] = 'http://dir.friendica.social';
+$a->config['system']['directory'] = 'https://dir.friendica.social';
 
 // Authentication cookie lifetime, in days
 $a->config['system']['auth_cookie_lifetime'] = 7;