diff --git a/.example.env b/.example.env
index f739887d0..b105cd17d 100644
--- a/.example.env
+++ b/.example.env
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ SITE_NAME=Kutt
 # The domain that this website is on
 DEFAULT_DOMAIN=localhost:3000
 
+# false for development use, true for production use when serving on https
+DEFAULT_DOMAIN_HTTPS=false
+
 # Generated link length
 LINK_LENGTH=6
 
diff --git a/server/env.ts b/server/env.ts
index 075178c01..e51a3573a 100644
--- a/server/env.ts
+++ b/server/env.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const env = cleanEnv(process.env, {
   PORT: num({ default: 3000 }),
   SITE_NAME: str({ example: "Kutt" }),
   DEFAULT_DOMAIN: str({ example: "kutt.it" }),
+  DEFAULT_DOMAIN_HTTPS: bool({ default: false }),
   LINK_LENGTH: num({ default: 6 }),
   DB_HOST: str({ default: "localhost" }),
   DB_PORT: num({ default: 5432 }),
diff --git a/server/handlers/links.ts b/server/handlers/links.ts
index 5134cd0d1..cf579ea84 100644
--- a/server/handlers/links.ts
+++ b/server/handlers/links.ts
@@ -360,9 +360,10 @@ export const redirectCustomDomain: Handler = async (req, res, next) => {
       .some(item => item === path.replace("/", ""))
   ) {
     const domain = await query.domain.find({ address: host });
+    const protocol = env.DEFAULT_DOMAIN_HTTPS ? 'https' : 'http';
     const redirectURL = domain
       ? domain.homepage
-      : `https://${env.DEFAULT_DOMAIN + path}`;
+      : `${protocol}://${env.DEFAULT_DOMAIN + path}`;
 
     return res.redirect(302, redirectURL);
   }
diff --git a/server/utils/index.ts b/server/utils/index.ts
index cda1956b5..94bd3ad1b 100644
--- a/server/utils/index.ts
+++ b/server/utils/index.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export const addProtocol = (url: string): string => {
 
 export const generateShortLink = (id: string, domain?: string): string => {
   const protocol =
-    env.CUSTOM_DOMAIN_USE_HTTPS || !domain ? "https://" : "http://";
+    env.CUSTOM_DOMAIN_USE_HTTPS || env.DEFAULT_DOMAIN_HTTPS ? "https://" : "http://";
   return `${protocol}${domain || env.DEFAULT_DOMAIN}/${id}`;
 };