diff --git a/descope/common.py b/descope/common.py
index 3725aaba5..3e1e73c65 100644
--- a/descope/common.py
+++ b/descope/common.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from enum import Enum
 
-DEFAULT_BASE_URI = "http://localhost:8443"
-DEFAULT_FETCH_PUBLIC_KEY_URI = "http://localhost:8443"  # will use the same base uri as above once gateway will be available
+DEFAULT_BASE_URI = "https://localhost:8443"
+DEFAULT_FETCH_PUBLIC_KEY_URI = "https://localhost:8443"  # will use the same base uri as above once gateway will be available
 
 PHONE_REGEX = """^(?:(?:\\(?(?:00|\\+)([1-4]\\d\\d|[1-9]\\d?)\\)?)?[\\-\\.\\ \\\\/]?)?((?:\\(?\\d{1,}\\)?[\\-\\.\\ \\\\/]?){0,})(?:[\\-\\.\\ \\\\/]?(?:#|ext\\.?|extension|x)[\\-\\.\\ \\\\/]?(\\d+))?$"""