diff --git a/nginx.tmpl b/nginx.tmpl
index b3a4392..1fa34a8 100644
--- a/nginx.tmpl
+++ b/nginx.tmpl
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ server {
 
 	location @error401 {
 		# redirect to Vouch Proxy for login
-		return 302 https://{{ $vouch_external_location }}/login?url=$scheme://$http_host$request_uri&vouch-failcount=$auth_resp_failcount&X-Vouch-Token=$auth_resp_jwt&error=$auth_resp_err;
+		return 302 {{ $vouch_external_location }}/login?url=$scheme://$http_host$request_uri&vouch-failcount=$auth_resp_failcount&X-Vouch-Token=$auth_resp_jwt&error=$auth_resp_err;
 	}
 	{{ end }}