diff --git a/minetest.conf.example b/minetest.conf.example
index 575175897..5fad31be9 100644
--- a/minetest.conf.example
+++ b/minetest.conf.example
@@ -380,6 +380,6 @@
 
 #main_menu_game_mgr = 0
 #main_menu_mod_mgr = 1
-#modstore_download_url = http://forum.minetest.net/media/
-#modstore_listmods_url = http://forum.minetest.net/mmdb/mods/
-#modstore_details_url  = http://forum.minetest.net/mmdb/mod/*/
+#modstore_download_url = https://forum.minetest.net/media/
+#modstore_listmods_url = https://forum.minetest.net/mmdb/mods/
+#modstore_details_url  = https://forum.minetest.net/mmdb/mod/*/
diff --git a/src/defaultsettings.cpp b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
index e88806f4f..a537732db 100644
--- a/src/defaultsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/defaultsettings.cpp
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ void set_default_settings(Settings *settings)
 	settings->setDefault("main_menu_mod_mgr","1");
 	settings->setDefault("old_style_mod_selection","true");
 	settings->setDefault("main_menu_game_mgr","0");
-	settings->setDefault("modstore_download_url", "http://forum.minetest.net/media/");
-	settings->setDefault("modstore_listmods_url", "http://forum.minetest.net/mmdb/mods/");
-	settings->setDefault("modstore_details_url", "http://forum.minetest.net/mmdb/mod/*/");
+	settings->setDefault("modstore_download_url", "https://forum.minetest.net/media/");
+	settings->setDefault("modstore_listmods_url", "https://forum.minetest.net/mmdb/mods/");
+	settings->setDefault("modstore_details_url", "https://forum.minetest.net/mmdb/mod/*/");
 
 }