diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.html b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.html
index 7cce956bb..9233975a7 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.html
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.html
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
     <div class="form-row">
         <label for="node-input-url"><i class="fa fa-globe"></i> <span data-i18n="httpin.label.url"></span></label>
-        <input id="node-input-url" type="text" placeholder="http://">
+        <input id="node-input-url" type="text" placeholder="https://">
     </div>
 
     <div class="form-row node-input-paytoqs-row">