diff --git a/src/app/footer/footer.component.html b/src/app/footer/footer.component.html
index 297a300d95..b4461df18a 100644
--- a/src/app/footer/footer.component.html
+++ b/src/app/footer/footer.component.html
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <div class="content-container align-self-center">
       <p class="m-0">
         <a class="text-white"
-        href="http://www.dspace.org/" role="link" tabindex="0">{{ 'footer.link.dspace' | translate}}</a>
+        href="https://www.dspace.org/" role="link" tabindex="0">{{ 'footer.link.dspace' | translate}}</a>
         {{ 'footer.copyright' | translate:{year: dateObj | date:'y'} }}
         <a class="text-white"
         href="https://www.lyrasis.org/" role="link" tabindex="0">{{ 'footer.link.lyrasis' | translate}}</a>