diff --git a/roles/pdc/backend/templates/pdcupdater.py b/roles/pdc/backend/templates/pdcupdater.py
index d140555d01..54b16c0f5d 100644
--- a/roles/pdc/backend/templates/pdcupdater.py
+++ b/roles/pdc/backend/templates/pdcupdater.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ config = {
 
     # Koji details
     {% if env == 'staging' %}
-    'pdcupdater.koji_url': 'http://koji.stg.fedoraproject.org/kojihub',
+    'pdcupdater.koji_url': 'https://koji.stg.fedoraproject.org/kojihub',
     {% else %}
     'pdcupdater.koji_url': 'http://koji01.phx2.fedoraproject.org/kojihub',
     {% endif %}