diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 964c9f164..8a2df4042 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 	url = https://github.com/janl/mustache.js.git
 [submodule "src/extensions/default/JavaScriptCodeHints/tern"]
 	path = src/extensions/default/JavaScriptCodeHints/tern
-	url = http://github.com/eztierney/tern.git
+	url = https://github.com/eztierney/tern.git
 [submodule "src/extensions/default/JavaScriptCodeHints/acorn"]
 	path = src/extensions/default/JavaScriptCodeHints/acorn
 	url = https://github.com/eztierney/acorn