diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/common/HTTPHelper.php b/airtime_mvc/application/common/HTTPHelper.php
index 80e6fd16e..c3ff70858 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/common/HTTPHelper.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/common/HTTPHelper.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Application_Common_HTTPHelper
         $baseUrl = $CC_CONFIG['baseUrl'];
         $baseDir = $CC_CONFIG['baseDir'];
         $basePort = $CC_CONFIG['basePort'];
+        $forceSSL = $CC_CONFIG['forceSSL'];
         if (empty($baseDir)) {
             $baseDir = "/";
         }
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ class Application_Common_HTTPHelper
         }
 
         $scheme = "http";
-        if ($secured && !empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && $_SERVER['HTTPS'] !== 'off') {
+        if ($forceSSL || ($secured && !empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && $_SERVER['HTTPS'] !== 'off')) {
             $scheme = "https";
             $basePort = "443"; //Airtime Pro compatibility hack
         }
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/application/configs/conf.php b/airtime_mvc/application/configs/conf.php
index 964225e8c..6295d410e 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/application/configs/conf.php
+++ b/airtime_mvc/application/configs/conf.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Config {
         $CC_CONFIG['basePort'] = $values['general']['base_port'];
         $CC_CONFIG['stationId'] = $values['general']['station_id'];
         $CC_CONFIG['phpDir'] = $values['general']['airtime_dir'];
+        $CC_CONFIG['forceSSL'] = isset($values['general']['force_ssl']) ? $values['general']['force_ssl'] : FALSE;
         if (isset($values['general']['dev_env'])) {
             $CC_CONFIG['dev_env'] = $values['general']['dev_env'];
         } else {
diff --git a/airtime_mvc/build/airtime.example.conf b/airtime_mvc/build/airtime.example.conf
index 96487f3ce..7e3ebf479 100644
--- a/airtime_mvc/build/airtime.example.conf
+++ b/airtime_mvc/build/airtime.example.conf
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ web_server_user = www-data
 base_url = localhost
 base_port = 80
 base_dir = /
+force_ssl =
 cache_ahead_hours = 1
 airtime_dir =
 station_id =