diff --git a/lib/imageRouter/s3.js b/lib/imageRouter/s3.js
index 3f47df209..f043f8f19 100644
--- a/lib/imageRouter/s3.js
+++ b/lib/imageRouter/s3.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ exports.uploadImage = function (imagePath, callback) {
       // default scheme settings to https
       let s3Endpoint = 'https://s3.amazonaws.com'
       if (config.s3.region && config.s3.region !== 'us-east-1') {
-        s3Endpoint = `s3-${config.s3.region}.amazonaws.com`
+        s3Endpoint = `https://s3-${config.s3.region}.amazonaws.com`
       }
       // rewrite endpoint from config
       if (config.s3.endpoint) {