diff --git a/app/models/issue_trackers/jira_tracker.rb b/app/models/issue_trackers/jira_tracker.rb
index 57a4d25..2c9f68a 100644
--- a/app/models/issue_trackers/jira_tracker.rb
+++ b/app/models/issue_trackers/jira_tracker.rb
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ if defined? JIRA
           :password => password,
           :site => base_url,
           :context_path => context_path,
-          :auth_type => :basic
+          :auth_type => :basic,
+          :use_ssl => base_url.match(/^https/) ? true : false
       }
       client = JIRA::Client.new(options)
 
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