diff --git a/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/management/commands/core_app_populate.py b/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/management/commands/core_app_populate.py
index 4113ce9f673640ad97218af43c85ef38cfeb245f..e3ba27419757b2a9db8d73a96e7d701ce074099b 100644
--- a/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/management/commands/core_app_populate.py
+++ b/services/webapp/code/rosetta/core_app/management/commands/core_app_populate.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                                      type     = 'docker',
                                      registry = 'docker_hub',
                                      ports    = '8590',
+                                     protocol = 'https',
                                      supports_dynamic_ports = True,
                                      supports_user_auth     = False,
                                      supports_pass_auth     = True)
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                                      image    = 'sarusso/basicmetadesktop',
                                      type     = 'docker',
                                      registry = 'docker_hub',
+                                     protocol = 'https',
                                      ports    = '8590',
                                      supports_dynamic_ports = True,
                                      supports_user_auth     = False,
@@ -76,6 +78,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                                      image    = 'sarusso/devmetadesktop',
                                      type     = 'docker',
                                      registry = 'docker_hub',
+                                     protocol = 'https',
                                      ports    = '8590',
                                      supports_dynamic_ports = True,
                                      supports_user_auth     = False,
@@ -88,6 +91,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                                      image    = 'sarusso/minimalmetadesktop',
                                      type     = 'singularity',
                                      registry = 'docker_hub',
+                                     protocol = 'https',
                                      ports    = '8590',
                                      supports_dynamic_ports = True,
                                      supports_user_auth     = False,
@@ -100,6 +104,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                                      image    = 'sarusso/basicmetadesktop',
                                      type     = 'singularity',
                                      registry = 'docker_hub',
+                                     protocol = 'https',
                                      ports    = '8590',
                                      supports_dynamic_ports = True,
                                      supports_user_auth     = False,
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                                      image    = 'sarusso/devmetadesktop',
                                      type     = 'singularity',
                                      registry = 'docker_hub',
+                                     protocol = 'https',
                                      ports    = '8590',
                                      supports_dynamic_ports = True,
                                      supports_user_auth     = False,