diff --git a/backends/twitter/libtwitcurl/twitcurl.cpp b/backends/twitter/libtwitcurl/twitcurl.cpp
index a22b887c..d8682ddf 100644
--- a/backends/twitter/libtwitcurl/twitcurl.cpp
+++ b/backends/twitter/libtwitcurl/twitcurl.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ m_curlProxyParamsSet( false ),
 m_curlLoginParamsSet( false ),
 m_curlCallbackParamsSet( false ),
 m_eApiFormatType( twitCurlTypes::eTwitCurlApiFormatXml ),
-m_eProtocolType( twitCurlTypes::eTwitCurlProtocolHttp )
+m_eProtocolType( twitCurlTypes::eTwitCurlProtocolHttps )
 {
     /* Clear callback buffers */
     clearCurlCallbackBuffers();