diff --git a/config.example.env b/config.example.env
index 323578a8e3..4473656309 100644
--- a/config.example.env
+++ b/config.example.env
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export GLOBAL_PROBE_KEY=please-change-this-to-random-value
 # Which domain is this server hosted on? replace this with oneuptime.yourdomain.com or yourdomain.com. 
 export DOMAIN=localhost
 # Is this server hosted with a TLS cert. If yes, this should be "https"
-export HTTP_PROTOCOL=https
+export HTTP_PROTOCOL=http