diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/display/video_player.coffee b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/display/video_player.coffee
index 45d0ed4d50..fed4a0b672 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/display/video_player.coffee
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/src/video/display/video_player.coffee
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class @VideoPlayer extends Subview
     atts = { id: @videoid };
     youtubeId = @video.youtubeId()
 
-    swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/#{youtubeId}?enablejsapi=1&version=3&playerapiid=ytplayer",
+    swfobject.embedSWF("https://www.youtube.com/v/#{youtubeId}?enablejsapi=1&version=3&playerapiid=ytplayer",
                          @video.id, "425", "356", "9", null, null, params, atts )