diff --git a/cms/envs/aws_appsembler.py b/cms/envs/aws_appsembler.py
index a69b7b7a63be..8b1d7ec272d2 100644
--- a/cms/envs/aws_appsembler.py
+++ b/cms/envs/aws_appsembler.py
@@ -93,3 +93,5 @@
 # set media values for SCORM upload
 MEDIA_ROOT = '/edx/var/edxapp/media'
 MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
+
+HTTPS = ENV_TOKENS.get('BASE_SCHEME', 'https').lower() == 'http' and 'off' or 'on'
diff --git a/lms/envs/aws_appsembler.py b/lms/envs/aws_appsembler.py
index 8c3709a6bfc9..2b2345956095 100644
--- a/lms/envs/aws_appsembler.py
+++ b/lms/envs/aws_appsembler.py
@@ -114,3 +114,5 @@
     CORS_REPLACE_HTTPS_REFERER = True
 
 CUSTOM_SSO_FIELDS_SYNC = ENV_TOKENS.get('CUSTOM_SSO_FIELDS_SYNC', {})
+
+HTTPS = ENV_TOKENS.get('BASE_SCHEME', 'https').lower() == 'http' and 'off' or 'on'