diff --git a/wikibrain-download/src/main/java/org/wikibrain/download/DumpLinkGetter.java b/wikibrain-download/src/main/java/org/wikibrain/download/DumpLinkGetter.java
index 4ffc68f7b..c78d7fc78 100644
--- a/wikibrain-download/src/main/java/org/wikibrain/download/DumpLinkGetter.java
+++ b/wikibrain-download/src/main/java/org/wikibrain/download/DumpLinkGetter.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
  */
 public class DumpLinkGetter {
 
-    protected static final String BASEURL_STRING = "http://dumps.wikimedia.org";
+    protected static final String BASEURL_STRING = "https://dumps.wikimedia.org";
 
     private Language lang;
     private List<FileMatcher> matchers;