diff --git a/pkg/config.py b/pkg/config.py
index a6515a1..69643ca 100644
--- a/pkg/config.py
+++ b/pkg/config.py
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 SSL_VERIFY = os.getenv('INSECURE_SSL_VERIFY',
                        backend_config['insecure_ssl_verify'] if 'insecure_ssl_verify' in backend_config else 'false'
                        ).lower() in ('true', '1', 't')
+FRONTEND_PROTOCOL = os.getenv('FRONTEND_PROTOCOL', frontend_config['domain'].split('://')[0] if 'domain' in frontend_config else 'https')
+
 
 # MongoStore
 MONGO_URI = os.getenv('MONGO_URI', backend_config['mongo']['uri'])
diff --git a/pkg/kube.py b/pkg/kube.py
index 12d1f5f..7d5d012 100644
--- a/pkg/kube.py
+++ b/pkg/kube.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def determine_new_endpoints(userapp_id, username, service_key, conditions):
                         'path': path,
                         # 'port': ':',       # unused
                         # 'nodePort': ':',   # unused
-                        'url': '%s://%s%s' % (protocol, host, path),
+                        'url': '%s://%s%s' % (config.FRONTEND_PROTOCOL, host, path),
                     }
 
                     logger.debug('Adding endpoint: %s' % endpoint)