diff --git a/nginx.tmpl b/nginx.tmpl
index d861050..da1e4b5 100644
--- a/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/nginx.tmpl
@@ -280,6 +280,10 @@ server {
 		root   {{ trim $vhost_root }};
 		include fastcgi.conf;
 		fastcgi_pass {{ trim $upstream_name }};
+		{{ else if eq $proto "https" }}
+		# passing to https://foo.example.com will give following error
+		# *1 SSL_do_handshake() failed (SSL: error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol) while SSL handshaking to upstream
+		proxy_pass http://{{ trim $upstream_name }};
 		{{ else }}
 		proxy_pass {{ trim $proto }}://{{ trim $upstream_name }};
 		{{ end }}
@@ -327,6 +331,10 @@ server {
 		root   {{ trim $vhost_root }};
 		include fastcgi.conf;
 		fastcgi_pass {{ trim $upstream_name }};
+		{{ else if eq $proto "https" }}
+		# passing to https://foo.example.com will give following error
+		# *1 SSL_do_handshake() failed (SSL: error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol) while SSL handshaking to upstream
+		proxy_pass http://{{ trim $upstream_name }};
 		{{ else }}
 		proxy_pass {{ trim $proto }}://{{ trim $upstream_name }};
 		{{ end }}