diff --git a/terraform.tfvars.example b/terraform.tfvars.example
index 10f22384553ff915308c05141952b553d6123320..1bf5c2348a90dc324054bf3d79969eeeb8d53f10 100644
--- a/terraform.tfvars.example
+++ b/terraform.tfvars.example
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@ public_network_dns = ["8.8.8.8", "1.1.1.1"]
 ##
 
 # suse registration details
-sles_rmt_host    = "http://rmt.host.here.with.trailing.slash/"
+sles_rmt_host    = "https://rmt.host.here.with.trailing.slash/"
 sles_rmt_fingerprint   = "AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF:GG:HH:II:JJ:KK:LL:MM:NN:OO:PP"