diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 84ba5251d8..b40ec938a4 100644
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function start() {
 	var urlObject = url.parse(nconf.get('url'));
 	var relativePath = urlObject.pathname !== '/' ? urlObject.pathname : '';
 	nconf.set('base_url', urlObject.protocol + '//' + urlObject.host);
-	nconf.set('secure', urlObject.protocol === 'https');
+	nconf.set('secure', urlObject.protocol === 'https:');
 	nconf.set('use_port', !!urlObject.port);
 	nconf.set('relative_path', relativePath);
 	nconf.set('port', urlObject.port || nconf.get('port') || nconf.get('PORT') || 4567);