diff --git a/chef/cookbooks/diaspora/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb b/chef/cookbooks/diaspora/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
index 9dc695e0d..c15a595e7 100644
--- a/chef/cookbooks/diaspora/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
+++ b/chef/cookbooks/diaspora/templates/default/nginx.conf.erb
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ http {
    location / {
     proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
     proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https;
     proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
     proxy_redirect off;