diff --git a/record-and-playback/core/scripts/bigbluebutton.yml b/record-and-playback/core/scripts/bigbluebutton.yml
index 09d35b13e46e..627389d51d57 100755
--- a/record-and-playback/core/scripts/bigbluebutton.yml
+++ b/record-and-playback/core/scripts/bigbluebutton.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ log_dir: /var/log/bigbluebutton
 recording_dir: /var/bigbluebutton/recording
 published_dir: /var/bigbluebutton/published
 playback_host: 10.0.3.203
+playback_protocol: http
 
 # For DEVELOPMENT
 # This allows us to run the scripts manually
diff --git a/record-and-playback/presentation/scripts/publish/presentation.rb b/record-and-playback/presentation/scripts/publish/presentation.rb
index ee5e118c6492..e26a894c798b 100755
--- a/record-and-playback/presentation/scripts/publish/presentation.rb
+++ b/record-and-playback/presentation/scripts/publish/presentation.rb
@@ -927,7 +927,8 @@ def processChatMessages
 	$process_dir = "#{recording_dir}/process/presentation/#{$meeting_id}"
 	BigBlueButton.logger.info("setting publish dir")
 	publish_dir = simple_props['publish_dir']
-	BigBlueButton.logger.info("setting playback host")
+	BigBlueButton.logger.info("setting playback url info")
+        playback_protocol = bbb_props['playback_protocol']
 	playback_host = bbb_props['playback_host']
 	BigBlueButton.logger.info("setting target dir")
 	target_dir = "#{recording_dir}/publish/presentation/#{$meeting_id}"
@@ -995,7 +996,7 @@ def processChatMessages
 			b.end_time(real_end_time)
 			b.playback {
 				b.format("presentation")
-				b.link("http://#{playback_host}/playback/presentation/0.9.0/playback.html?meetingId=#{$meeting_id}")
+				b.link("#{playback_protocol}://#{playback_host}/playback/presentation/0.9.0/playback.html?meetingId=#{$meeting_id}")
 				b.processing_time("#{processing_time}")
 				b.duration("#{recording_time}")
 			}