diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index b4647dc..9e61354 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ---
 cmk_add_host: false # Should be true/false whether we should automatically add host for monitoring.
+cmk_omd_protocol: http # Should be http or https
 cmk_omd_host: your-checkmk-hostname
 cmk_omd_site: your-checkmk-site # e.g the first piece after the / following your hostname
 # If you have created a folder in WATO already you want hosts to be put in when registered
diff --git a/tasks/host-management.yml b/tasks/host-management.yml
index 3c89d27..e4319c3 100644
--- a/tasks/host-management.yml
+++ b/tasks/host-management.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 - name: add host to omd
   uri:
     method: POST
-    url: "http://{{ cmk_omd_host }}/{{ cmk_omd_site }}/check_mk/webapi.py?action=add_host{{ cmk_auth }}"
+    url: "{{ cmk_omd_protocol }}://{{ cmk_omd_host }}/{{ cmk_omd_site }}/check_mk/webapi.py?action=add_host{{ cmk_auth }}"
     body: |
       request={
         "attributes": {
@@ -25,14 +25,10 @@
     output: "{{ res.content | from_json }}"
   when: cmk_add_host
 
-# - debug:
-#     msg: "{{ output }}"
-#   when: cmk_add_host
-
 - name: cmk_discovery
   uri:
     method: POST
-    url: http://{{ cmk_omd_host }}/{{ cmk_omd_site }}/check_mk/webapi.py?action=discover_services&mode=refresh{{ cmk_auth }}
+    url: "{{ cmk_omd_protocol }}://{{ cmk_omd_host }}/{{ cmk_omd_site }}/check_mk/webapi.py?action=discover_services&mode=refresh{{ cmk_auth }}"
     body: 'request={"hostname":"{{ inventory_hostname }}"}'
     body_format: raw
     status_code: 200
@@ -43,7 +39,7 @@
 - name: cmk_apply
   uri:
     method: POST
-    url: http://{{ cmk_omd_host }}/{{ cmk_omd_site }}/check_mk/webapi.py?action=activate_changes&mode=specific{{ cmk_auth }}
+    url: "{{ cmk_omd_protocol }}://{{ cmk_omd_host }}/{{ cmk_omd_site }}/check_mk/webapi.py?action=activate_changes&mode=specific{{ cmk_auth }}"
     body: 'request={"sites":["{{ cmk_omd_site }}"]}'
     body_format: raw
     status_code: 200