diff --git a/lib/index-web.js b/lib/index-web.js
index fc9a5ad6f..255c7fa06 100644
--- a/lib/index-web.js
+++ b/lib/index-web.js
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ module.exports = function(config, auth, storage) {
     template = Handlebars.compile(fs.readFileSync(require.resolve('./GUI/index.hbs'), 'utf8'));
   }
   app.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
-    let base = Utils.combineBaseUrl(req.protocol, req.get('host'), config.url_prefix);
+    let proto = req.get('X-Forwarded-Proto') || req.protocol;
+    let base = Utils.combineBaseUrl(proto, req.get('host'), config.url_prefix);
     res.setHeader('Content-Type', 'text/html');
 
     storage.get_local(function(err, packages) {