diff --git a/ansible/roles/kuryr/templates/kuryr.conf.j2 b/ansible/roles/kuryr/templates/kuryr.conf.j2
index 31eee0fd98..5a8bfd27ec 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/kuryr/templates/kuryr.conf.j2
+++ b/ansible/roles/kuryr/templates/kuryr.conf.j2
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [DEFAULT]
-kuryr_uri = http://{{ api_interface_address }}:{{ kuryr_port }}
+kuryr_uri = {{ internal_protocol }}://{{ api_interface_address }}:{{ kuryr_port }}
 debug = {{ kuryr_logging_debug }}
 log_dir = /var/log/kolla/kuryr