diff --git a/manifests/endpoint.pp b/manifests/endpoint.pp
index d804f2a35..d5daf3e03 100644
--- a/manifests/endpoint.pp
+++ b/manifests/endpoint.pp
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class keystone::endpoint(
   $internal_address = '127.0.0.1',
   $public_port      = '5000',
   $admin_port       = '35357',
-  $region           = 'RegionOne'
+  $region           = 'RegionOne',
+  $public_protocol  = 'http'
 ) {
   keystone_service { 'keystone':
     ensure      => present,
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ class keystone::endpoint(
   }
   keystone_endpoint { "${region}/keystone":
     ensure       => present,
-    public_url   => "http://${public_address}:${public_port}/v2.0",
+    public_url   => "${public_protocol}://${public_address}:${public_port}/v2.0",
     admin_url    => "http://${admin_address}:${admin_port}/v2.0",
     internal_url => "http://${internal_address}:${public_port}/v2.0",
     region       => $region,