diff --git a/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py b/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
index 01794d6e746542e545f8dfa70fe78ef04bb65c94..22bcd66be59eec4fc1a49f7ba71b2c95b9860707 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/bootstrap.py
@@ -232,10 +232,10 @@ def ensure_miniconda_sh():
     # re-downloads installer
     import http.client
 
-    server = ("https://bobconda.lab.idiap.ch", 8443)  # http
+    server = ("bobconda.lab.idiap.ch", 8443)  # http
 
     logger.info("Connecting to http://%s:%d...", *server)
-    conn = http.client.HTTPConnection(server[0], port=server[1])
+    conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection(server[0], port=server[1])
     conn.request("GET", path)
     r1 = conn.getresponse()