diff --git a/config/initializers/spree.rb b/config/initializers/spree.rb
index 9b2ea5d3c4..e05f847f00 100644
--- a/config/initializers/spree.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/spree.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ Spree.config do |config|
   config.s3_access_key = ENV['S3_ACCESS_KEY'] if ENV['S3_ACCESS_KEY']
   config.s3_secret = ENV['S3_SECRET'] if ENV['S3_SECRET']
   config.use_s3 = true if ENV['S3_ACCESS_KEY'] && ENV['S3_SECRET']
+  config.s3_protocol = ENV.fetch('S3_PROTOCOL', 'https')
 end
 
 # Don't log users out when setting a new password