diff --git a/system/config/Config.cfc b/system/config/Config.cfc
index 13d7e0efe2..12bb327821 100644
--- a/system/config/Config.cfc
+++ b/system/config/Config.cfc
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ component {
 			, adminCsrfProtection     = { enabled=true , siteTemplates=[ "*" ] }
 			, fullPageCaching         = { enabled=false, siteTemplates=[ "*" ] }
 			, healthchecks            = { enabled=true , siteTemplates=[ "*" ] }
+			, sslInternalHttpCalls    = { enabled=_luceeGreaterThanFour(), siteTemplates=[ "*" ] }
 			, "devtools.reload"       = { enabled=true , siteTemplates=[ "*" ], widgets=[] }
 			, "devtools.cache"        = { enabled=true , siteTemplates=[ "*" ], widgets=[] }
 			, "devtools.extension"    = { enabled=true , siteTemplates=[ "*" ], widgets=[] }
@@ -788,4 +789,11 @@ component {
 
 		return "3.8.2";
 	}
+
+	private boolean function _luceeGreaterThanFour() {
+		var luceeVersion = server.lucee.version ?: "";
+		var major = Val( ListFirst( luceeVersion, "." ) );
+
+		return major > 4;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/system/services/concurrency/AbstractHeartBeat.cfc b/system/services/concurrency/AbstractHeartBeat.cfc
index 67f058a132..c149564b02 100644
--- a/system/services/concurrency/AbstractHeartBeat.cfc
+++ b/system/services/concurrency/AbstractHeartBeat.cfc
@@ -103,6 +103,16 @@ component {
 		theThread.setName( "PresideAdhocTaskManagerHeartBeat" );
 	}
 
+	private string function _buildInternalLink() {
+		var link = $getRequestContext().buildLink( argumentCollection=arguments );
+
+		if ( link.reFindNoCase( "^https" ) && !$isFeatureEnabled( "sslInternalHttpCalls" ) ) {
+			return link.reReplaceNoCase( "^https", "http" );
+		}
+
+		return link;
+	}
+
 // GETTERS / SETTERS
 	private string function _getThreadName() {
 		return _threadName;
diff --git a/system/services/concurrency/HealthcheckHeartBeat.cfc b/system/services/concurrency/HealthcheckHeartBeat.cfc
index 9588409798..e064c0b667 100644
--- a/system/services/concurrency/HealthcheckHeartBeat.cfc
+++ b/system/services/concurrency/HealthcheckHeartBeat.cfc
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ component extends="AbstractHeartBeat" {
 	}
 
 	public void function startInNewRequest() {
-		var startUrl = $getRequestContext().buildLink( linkTo="taskmanager.runtasks.startHealthCheckHeartbeat" );
+		var startUrl = _buildInternalLink( linkTo="taskmanager.runtasks.startHealthCheckHeartbeat" );
 
 		thread name=CreateUUId() startUrl=startUrl {
 			do {
diff --git a/system/services/concurrency/PresideAdhocTaskHeartBeat.cfc b/system/services/concurrency/PresideAdhocTaskHeartBeat.cfc
index fbc42c98dd..f650353a3f 100644
--- a/system/services/concurrency/PresideAdhocTaskHeartBeat.cfc
+++ b/system/services/concurrency/PresideAdhocTaskHeartBeat.cfc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ component extends="AbstractHeartBeat" {
 	}
 
 	public void function startInNewRequest() {
-		var startUrl = $getRequestContext().buildLink( linkTo="taskmanager.runtasks.startAdhocTaskManagerHeartbeat" );
+		var startUrl = _buildInternalLink( linkTo="taskmanager.runtasks.startAdhocTaskManagerHeartbeat" );
 
 		thread name=CreateUUId() startUrl=startUrl {
 			var attemptLimit = 10;
diff --git a/system/services/concurrency/PresideEmailQueueHeartBeat.cfc b/system/services/concurrency/PresideEmailQueueHeartBeat.cfc
index 015c005a73..b43eb6c20d 100644
--- a/system/services/concurrency/PresideEmailQueueHeartBeat.cfc
+++ b/system/services/concurrency/PresideEmailQueueHeartBeat.cfc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ component extends="AbstractHeartBeat" {
 	}
 
 	public void function startInNewRequest() {
-		var startUrl = $getRequestContext().buildLink( linkTo="taskmanager.runtasks.startEmailQueueHeartbeat" );
+		var startUrl = _buildInternalLink( linkTo="taskmanager.runtasks.startEmailQueueHeartbeat" );
 
 		thread name=CreateUUId() startUrl=startUrl {
 			var attemptLimit = 10;
diff --git a/system/services/concurrency/PresideTaskmanagerHeartBeat.cfc b/system/services/concurrency/PresideTaskmanagerHeartBeat.cfc
index a883758be8..8aab64a557 100644
--- a/system/services/concurrency/PresideTaskmanagerHeartBeat.cfc
+++ b/system/services/concurrency/PresideTaskmanagerHeartBeat.cfc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ component extends="AbstractHeartBeat" {
 	}
 
 	public void function startInNewRequest() {
-		var startUrl = $getRequestContext().buildLink( linkTo="taskmanager.runtasks.startTaskManagerHeartbeat" );
+		var startUrl = _buildInternalLink( linkTo="taskmanager.runtasks.startTaskManagerHeartbeat" );
 
 		thread name=CreateUUId() startUrl=startUrl {
 			var attemptLimit = 10;