diff --git a/lib/winapi.js b/lib/winapi.js
index 9db1c66..41085d5 100644
--- a/lib/winapi.js
+++ b/lib/winapi.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function asArray(a) {
 
 
 function Client(settings) {
-    var protocol = settings.protocol || "http";
+    var protocol = settings.protocol || "https";
     this.handler = protocolHandler[protocol];
 
     this.verbose  = !!settings.verbose; // false if not set