diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/ls.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/ls.js.test.cjs
index fc7fbdf8a906f..00199d485f7df 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/ls.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/ls.js.test.cjs
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ print-deduped-symlinks@1.0.0 {CWD}/prefix
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/ls.js TAP ls resolved points to git ref > should output tree containing git refs 1`] = `
 test-npm-ls@1.0.0 {CWD}/prefix
-\`-- abbrev@1.1.1 (git+ssh://git@github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#b8f3a2fc0c3bb8ffd8b0d0072cc6b5a3667e963c)
+\`-- abbrev@1.1.1 (git+https://github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#b8f3a2fc0c3bb8ffd8b0d0072cc6b5a3667e963c)
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/ls.js TAP ls unmet optional dep > should output tree with empty entry for missing optional deps 1`] = `
diff --git a/test/lib/commands/ls.js b/test/lib/commands/ls.js
index c876af9e83ddf..9a10c97b6032c 100644
--- a/test/lib/commands/ls.js
+++ b/test/lib/commands/ls.js
@@ -4225,7 +4225,7 @@ t.test('ls --json', async t => {
           abbrev: {
             version: '1.1.1',
             overridden: false,
-            resolved: 'git+ssh://git@github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#b8f3a2fc0c3bb8ffd8b0d0072cc6b5a3667e963c',
+            resolved: 'git+https://github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#b8f3a2fc0c3bb8ffd8b0d0072cc6b5a3667e963c',
           },
         },
       },
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js
index abc2c8a5dd0bd..811d81f269350 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/arborist/reify.js
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ module.exports = cls => class Reifier extends cls {
           // save the git+https url if it has auth; otherwise, shortcut
           const h = req.hosted
           const opt = { noCommittish: false }
-          if (h.https && h.auth) {
+          if (h.https && (h.auth || h.default === 'https')) {
             newSpec = `git+${h.https(opt)}`
           } else {
             newSpec = h.shortcut(opt)
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/lib/consistent-resolve.js b/workspaces/arborist/lib/consistent-resolve.js
index 890caa32f1072..20b119ac9ee52 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/lib/consistent-resolve.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/lib/consistent-resolve.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const consistentResolve = (resolved, fromPath, toPath, relPaths = false) => {
       return `file:${fetchSpec}`
     }
     if (hosted) {
-      return `git+${hosted.auth ? hosted.https(hostedOpt) : hosted.sshurl(hostedOpt)}`
+      return `git+${(hosted.auth || hosted.default === 'https') ? hosted.https(hostedOpt) : hosted.sshurl(hostedOpt)}`
     }
     if (type === 'git') {
       return saveSpec
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/load-actual.js.test.cjs b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/load-actual.js.test.cjs
index a4ca3e75702f5..069478e5c0cb9 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/load-actual.js.test.cjs
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/load-actual.js.test.cjs
@@ -1627,7 +1627,7 @@ ArboristNode {
       "name": "full-git-url",
       "packageName": "abbrev",
       "path": "install-types/node_modules/full-git-url",
-      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
+      "resolved": "git+https://github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
       "version": "1.1.1",
     },
     "ghshort" => ArboristNode {
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/load-virtual.js.test.cjs b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/load-virtual.js.test.cjs
index 25ac9457c8c86..f8a77d30e108a 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/load-virtual.js.test.cjs
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/arborist/load-virtual.js.test.cjs
@@ -13531,7 +13531,7 @@ ArboristNode {
       "location": "node_modules/full-git-url",
       "name": "full-git-url",
       "path": "{CWD}/test/fixtures/install-types/node_modules/full-git-url",
-      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
+      "resolved": "git+https://github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
     },
     "ghshort" => ArboristNode {
       "edgesIn": Set {
@@ -14220,7 +14220,7 @@ ArboristNode {
       "location": "node_modules/full-git-url",
       "name": "full-git-url",
       "path": "{CWD}/test/fixtures/install-types/node_modules/full-git-url",
-      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
+      "resolved": "git+https://github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
     },
     "ghshort" => ArboristNode {
       "edgesIn": Set {
@@ -14909,7 +14909,7 @@ ArboristNode {
       "location": "node_modules/full-git-url",
       "name": "full-git-url",
       "path": "{CWD}/test/arborist/tap-testdir-load-virtual-load-from-npm-shrinkwrap.json/node_modules/full-git-url",
-      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
+      "resolved": "git+https://github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
     },
     "ghshort" => ArboristNode {
       "edgesIn": Set {
@@ -15562,7 +15562,7 @@ ArboristNode {
       "location": "node_modules/full-git-url",
       "name": "full-git-url",
       "path": "{CWD}/test/fixtures/install-types-sw-only/node_modules/full-git-url",
-      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
+      "resolved": "git+https://github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
     },
     "ghshort" => ArboristNode {
       "location": "node_modules/ghshort",
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/shrinkwrap.js.test.cjs b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/shrinkwrap.js.test.cjs
index 9103febb644ee..1925afbbcf38f 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/shrinkwrap.js.test.cjs
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/shrinkwrap.js.test.cjs
@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@ Object {
       "version": "1.0.0",
     },
     "node_modules/full-git-url": Object {
-      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
+      "resolved": "git+https://github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
     },
     "node_modules/ghshort": Object {
       "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ Object {
     "node_modules/full-git-url": Object {
       "license": "ISC",
       "name": "abbrev",
-      "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
+      "resolved": "git+https://github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
       "version": "1.1.1",
     },
     "node_modules/ghshort": Object {
@@ -9925,7 +9925,7 @@ Object {
 
 exports[`test/shrinkwrap.js TAP look up from locks and such lockfile > full git 1`] = `
 Object {
-  "resolved": "git+ssh://git@github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
+  "resolved": "git+https://github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb",
 }
 `
 
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/yarn-lock.js.test.cjs b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/yarn-lock.js.test.cjs
index bb26983f49f52..423153dedb53b 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/yarn-lock.js.test.cjs
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/tap-snapshots/test/yarn-lock.js.test.cjs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ fs.realpath@^1.0.0:
 
 "full-git-url@git+https://github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git":
   version "1.1.1"
-  resolved "git+ssh://git@github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb"
+  resolved "git+https://github.com/isaacs/abbrev-js.git#a9ee72ebc8fe3975f1b0c7aeb3a8f2a806a432eb"
 
 "ghshort@github:isaacs/abbrev-js":
   version "1.1.1"
diff --git a/workspaces/arborist/test/consistent-resolve.js b/workspaces/arborist/test/consistent-resolve.js
index 3792e886fb04e..5fe77bc9031e7 100644
--- a/workspaces/arborist/test/consistent-resolve.js
+++ b/workspaces/arborist/test/consistent-resolve.js
@@ -55,35 +55,36 @@ t.test('file and directories made consistent if toPath not set', t => {
 })
 
 t.test('consistent hosted git info urls', t => {
-  const expect = 'git+ssh://git@github.com/a/b.git'
+  const expectSsh = 'git+ssh://git@github.com/a/b.git'
+  const expectHttps = 'git+https://github.com/a/b.git'
   const expectAuth = 'git+https://user:pass@github.com/a/b.git'
-  t.equal(cr('a/b'), expect)
-  t.equal(cr('github:a/b'), expect)
-  t.equal(cr('git+https://github.com/a/b'), expect)
-  t.equal(cr('git://github.com/a/b'), expect)
-  t.equal(cr('git+ssh://git@github.com/a/b'), expect)
-  t.equal(cr('git+https://github.com/a/b.git'), expect)
-  t.equal(cr('git://github.com/a/b.git'), expect)
-  t.equal(cr('git+ssh://git@github.com/a/b.git'), expect)
+  t.equal(cr('a/b'), expectSsh)
+  t.equal(cr('github:a/b'), expectSsh)
+  t.equal(cr('git+https://github.com/a/b'), expectHttps)
+  t.equal(cr('git://github.com/a/b'), expectSsh)
+  t.equal(cr('git+ssh://git@github.com/a/b'), expectSsh)
+  t.equal(cr('git+https://github.com/a/b.git'), expectHttps)
+  t.equal(cr('git://github.com/a/b.git'), expectSsh)
+  t.equal(cr('git+ssh://git@github.com/a/b.git'), expectSsh)
   t.equal(cr('git+https://user:pass@github.com/a/b.git'), expectAuth)
 
   const hash = '#0000000000000000000000000000000000000000'
-  t.equal(cr('a/b' + hash), expect + hash)
-  t.equal(cr('github:a/b' + hash), expect + hash)
-  t.equal(cr('git+https://github.com/a/b' + hash), expect + hash)
-  t.equal(cr('git://github.com/a/b' + hash), expect + hash)
-  t.equal(cr('git+ssh://git@github.com/a/b' + hash), expect + hash)
-  t.equal(cr('git+https://github.com/a/b.git' + hash), expect + hash)
-  t.equal(cr('git://github.com/a/b.git' + hash), expect + hash)
-  t.equal(cr('git+ssh://git@github.com/a/b.git' + hash), expect + hash)
-  t.equal(cr('xyz@a/b' + hash), expect + hash)
-  t.equal(cr('xyz@github:a/b' + hash), expect + hash)
-  t.equal(cr('xyz@git+https://github.com/a/b' + hash), expect + hash)
-  t.equal(cr('xyz@git://github.com/a/b' + hash), expect + hash)
-  t.equal(cr('xyz@git+ssh://git@github.com/a/b' + hash), expect + hash)
-  t.equal(cr('xyz@git+https://github.com/a/b.git' + hash), expect + hash)
-  t.equal(cr('xyz@git://github.com/a/b.git' + hash), expect + hash)
-  t.equal(cr('xyz@git+ssh://git@github.com/a/b.git' + hash), expect + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('a/b' + hash), expectSsh + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('github:a/b' + hash), expectSsh + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('git+https://github.com/a/b' + hash), expectHttps + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('git://github.com/a/b' + hash), expectSsh + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('git+ssh://git@github.com/a/b' + hash), expectSsh + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('git+https://github.com/a/b.git' + hash), expectHttps + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('git://github.com/a/b.git' + hash), expectSsh + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('git+ssh://git@github.com/a/b.git' + hash), expectSsh + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('xyz@a/b' + hash), expectSsh + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('xyz@github:a/b' + hash), expectSsh + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('xyz@git+https://github.com/a/b' + hash), expectHttps + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('xyz@git://github.com/a/b' + hash), expectSsh + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('xyz@git+ssh://git@github.com/a/b' + hash), expectSsh + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('xyz@git+https://github.com/a/b.git' + hash), expectHttps + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('xyz@git://github.com/a/b.git' + hash), expectSsh + hash)
+  t.equal(cr('xyz@git+ssh://git@github.com/a/b.git' + hash), expectSsh + hash)
   t.end()
 })