diff --git a/blocks/tag_flickr/block_tag_flickr.php b/blocks/tag_flickr/block_tag_flickr.php
index 93ca5462f33..6b749adea9f 100644
--- a/blocks/tag_flickr/block_tag_flickr.php
+++ b/blocks/tag_flickr/block_tag_flickr.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class block_tag_flickr extends block_base {
         //pull photos from a specific photoset
         if(!empty($this->config->photoset)){
 
-            $request = 'http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/?method=flickr.photosets.getPhotos';
+            $request = 'https://api.flickr.com/services/rest/?method=flickr.photosets.getPhotos';
             $request .= '&api_key='.FLICKR_DEV_KEY;
             $request .= '&photoset_id='.$this->config->photoset;
             $request .= '&per_page='.$numberofphotos;
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ class block_tag_flickr extends block_base {
         //search for photos tagged with $tagscsv
         else{
 
-            $request = 'http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/?method=flickr.photos.search';
+            $request = 'https://api.flickr.com/services/rest/?method=flickr.photos.search';
             $request .= '&api_key='.FLICKR_DEV_KEY;
             $request .= '&tags='.$tagscsv;
             $request .= '&per_page='.$numberofphotos;
diff --git a/lib/flickrlib.php b/lib/flickrlib.php
index 2e6452317bc..997cdd0656d 100644
--- a/lib/flickrlib.php
+++ b/lib/flickrlib.php
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 class phpFlickr {
     var $api_key;
     var $secret;
-    var $REST = 'http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/';
-    var $Upload = 'http://api.flickr.com/services/upload/';
-    var $Replace = 'http://api.flickr.com/services/replace/';
+    var $REST = 'https://api.flickr.com/services/rest/';
+    var $Upload = 'https://api.flickr.com/services/upload/';
+    var $Replace = 'https://api.flickr.com/services/replace/';
     var $req;
     var $response;
     var $parsed_response;