diff --git a/tools/gate/run.sh b/tools/gate/run.sh
index 1e17dc5c..2dc0cd84 100755
--- a/tools/gate/run.sh
+++ b/tools/gate/run.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ services:
     service_def: rabbitmq
 EOF
 
-tox -e venv -- python "${MY_DIR}/run_cloner.py" "${CONFIG_FILE}"  "${ZUUL_CLONER}" --cache-dir /opt/git git://git.openstack.org
+tox -e venv -- python "${MY_DIR}/run_cloner.py" "${CONFIG_FILE}"  "${ZUUL_CLONER}" --cache-dir /opt/git https://git.openstack.org
 tox -e venv -- ccp --config-file "${CONFIG_FILE}" config dump
 tox -e venv -- ccp --config-file "${CONFIG_FILE}" validate