diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2 b/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2
index 164891437e..f6228fe4fe 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/templates/copr-be.conf.j2
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ keygen_host={{ keygen_host }}
 # minimum age for builds to be pruned
 prune_days=14
 
-dist_git_url={{ dist_git_base_url }}/cgit
+dist_git_url=http://{{ dist_git_base_url }}/cgit
 
 [builder]
 # default is 1800