diff --git a/overpass/api.py b/overpass/api.py
index d48dedade82..a19209a4f15 100644
--- a/overpass/api.py
+++ b/overpass/api.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class API(object):
 
     # defaults for the API class
     _timeout = 25  # seconds
-    _endpoint = "https://overpass-api.de/api/interpreter"
+    _endpoint = "http://overpass-api.de/api/interpreter"
     _debug = False
 
     _QUERY_TEMPLATE = "[out:{out}];{query}out {verbosity};"