diff --git a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
index fc81ab8ba8..e51b013bef 100644
--- a/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
+++ b/InvenTree/InvenTree/settings.py
@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@ SOCIALACCOUNT_STORE_TOKENS = True
 # settings for allauth
 ACCOUNT_EMAIL_CONFIRMATION_EXPIRE_DAYS = get_setting('INVENTREE_LOGIN_CONFIRM_DAYS', 'login_confirm_days', 3, typecast=int)
 ACCOUNT_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS_LIMIT = get_setting('INVENTREE_LOGIN_ATTEMPTS', 'login_attempts', 5, typecast=int)
+ACCOUNT_DEFAULT_HTTP_PROTOCOL = get_setting('INVENTREE_LOGIN_DEFAULT_HTTP_PROTOCOL', 'login_default_protocol', 'http')
 ACCOUNT_LOGOUT_ON_PASSWORD_CHANGE = True
 ACCOUNT_PREVENT_ENUMERATION = True
 
diff --git a/InvenTree/config_template.yaml b/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
index 153b1a3628..41fa14c93f 100644
--- a/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
+++ b/InvenTree/config_template.yaml
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ background:
 # Login configuration
 login_confirm_days: 3
 login_attempts: 5
+login_default_protocol: http
 
 # Remote / proxy login
 # These settings can introduce security problems if configured incorrectly. Please read