diff --git a/smartgears/smartgears-nginx-frontend/templates/generic-smartgears-virtualhost.j2 b/smartgears/smartgears-nginx-frontend/templates/generic-smartgears-virtualhost.j2
index fe2a3c2..3420adb 100644
--- a/smartgears/smartgears-nginx-frontend/templates/generic-smartgears-virtualhost.j2
+++ b/smartgears/smartgears-nginx-frontend/templates/generic-smartgears-virtualhost.j2
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ server {
     {% if smartgears_special_redirect is defined %}
     {% for target in smartgears_special_redirect %}
     location {{ target.source_uri }} {
-        return 301 http://{{ target.dest_host }}/{{ target.dest_url }};
+        return 301 https://{{ target.dest_host }}/{{ target.dest_url }};
     }
     {% endfor %}
     {% endif %}