diff --git a/enrol/authorize/config.html b/enrol/authorize/config.html
index 96a69a96acf..43d5dc592c7 100755
--- a/enrol/authorize/config.html
+++ b/enrol/authorize/config.html
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     </td>
 </tr>
 
+<?php if (substr($CFG->wwwroot, 0, 5) !== 'https') { /* https && loginhttps */ ?>
 <tr valign="top">
     <td align="right">loginhttps:</td>
     <td>
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
     ?>
     </td>
 </tr>
+<?php } /* end: https && loginhttps */ ?>
 
 <tr valign="top"><td colspan="3"><hr noshade="noshade" size="1"></td></tr>
 
diff --git a/enrol/authorize/enrol.php b/enrol/authorize/enrol.php
index 9ed2a73213d..cec2adc7b57 100755
--- a/enrol/authorize/enrol.php
+++ b/enrol/authorize/enrol.php
@@ -345,8 +345,8 @@ class enrolment_plugin extends enrolment_base {
             if (empty($frm->an_tran_key) && empty($frm->an_password)) {
                 notify("an_tran_key or an_password required");
             }
-            if (empty($CFG->loginhttps)) {
-                notify("\$CFG->loginhttps must be ON");
+            if (empty($CFG->loginhttps) and substr($CFG->wwwroot, 0, 5) !== 'https') {
+                notify("loginhttps must be ON");
             }
 
         }
@@ -360,8 +360,8 @@ class enrolment_plugin extends enrolment_base {
     function process_config($config) {
         global $CFG;
 
-        if (empty($CFG->loginhttps) || !$this->check_openssl_loaded())
-        {
+        if ((empty($CFG->loginhttps) and substr($CFG->wwwroot, 0, 5) !== 'https') ||
+            !$this->check_openssl_loaded()) {
             return false;
         }