diff --git a/src/jamidht/jamiaccount.cpp b/src/jamidht/jamiaccount.cpp
index 7a5b40183981c6d31997fbb7ebd75ed67c2d2249..feb1e6ea3da73baa25129488ae65a0d028f4fc82 100644
--- a/src/jamidht/jamiaccount.cpp
+++ b/src/jamidht/jamiaccount.cpp
@@ -1402,6 +1402,9 @@ JamiAccount::setAccountDetails(const std::map<std::string, std::string>& details
         std::remove(proxyCachePath.c_str());
         std::remove(proxyListCachePath.c_str());
     }
+    if (managerUri_.rfind("http", 0) != 0) {
+        managerUri_ = "https://" + managerUri_;
+    }
 
 #if HAVE_RINGNS
     parseString(details, DRing::Account::ConfProperties::RingNS::URI, nameServer_);