diff --git a/Server/bkr/server/distrotrees.py b/Server/bkr/server/distrotrees.py
index 08b4c93ad..549817ae3 100644
--- a/Server/bkr/server/distrotrees.py
+++ b/Server/bkr/server/distrotrees.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def yum_config(self, distro_tree_id, *args, **kwargs):
             except NoResultFound:
                 raise cherrypy.HTTPError(status=400,
                         message='No such lab controller %r' % kwargs['lab'])
-        base = distro_tree.url_in_lab(lc, scheme='http')
+        base = distro_tree.url_in_lab(lc, scheme=['https', 'http'])
         if not base:
             raise cherrypy.HTTPError(status=404,
                     message='%s is not present in lab %s' % (distro_tree, lc))
diff --git a/Server/bkr/server/model/distrolibrary.py b/Server/bkr/server/model/distrolibrary.py
index 5243cfdff..24728b6cf 100644
--- a/Server/bkr/server/model/distrolibrary.py
+++ b/Server/bkr/server/model/distrolibrary.py
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ def url_in_lab(self, lab_controller, scheme=None, required=False):
                 if s in urls:
                     return urls[s]
         else:
-            for s in ['nfs', 'http', 'ftp']:
+            for s in ['nfs', 'https', 'http', 'ftp']:
                 if s in urls:
                     return urls[s]
             # caller didn't specify any schemes, so pick anything if we have it