diff --git a/lib/editor/htmlarea/popups/insert_image.php b/lib/editor/htmlarea/popups/insert_image.php
index 36a436aad0cfa..5822ef3df7dc6 100644
--- a/lib/editor/htmlarea/popups/insert_image.php
+++ b/lib/editor/htmlarea/popups/insert_image.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     require("../../../../config.php");
 
     $id = optional_param('id', SITEID, PARAM_INT);
+    $httpsrequired = optional_param('httpsrequired', 0, PARAM_BOOL);
 
     require_login($id);
     require_capability('moodle/course:managefiles', get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $id));
diff --git a/lib/editor/htmlarea/popups/insert_image_std.php b/lib/editor/htmlarea/popups/insert_image_std.php
index 33e88a2aaed94..1bb913afec53f 100644
--- a/lib/editor/htmlarea/popups/insert_image_std.php
+++ b/lib/editor/htmlarea/popups/insert_image_std.php
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
     require("../../../../config.php");
 
     $id = optional_param('id', SITEID, PARAM_INT);
+    $httpsrequired = optional_param('httpsrequired', 0, PARAM_BOOL);
 
     require_course_login($id);
+
     @header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8');
 
     if ($httpsrequired or (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) and $_SERVER['HTTPS'] != 'off')) {