diff --git a/UI/src/app/_components/settings/settings.component.html b/UI/src/app/_components/settings/settings.component.html
index 68793ba5..ce304ec8 100644
--- a/UI/src/app/_components/settings/settings.component.html
+++ b/UI/src/app/_components/settings/settings.component.html
@@ -927,6 +927,13 @@ <h4 class="modal-title" id="modal-basic-title">
             </div>
         </ng-container>
 
+        <div class="mb-3">
+            <label for="cloudProtocol" class="form-label">Protocol</label>
+            <select class="form-select" id="cloudProtocol" [(ngModel)]="currentCloudDestination.protocol">
+                <option [ngValue]="'http'">http</option>
+                <option [ngValue]="'https'">https</option>
+            </select>
+        </div>
         <div class="mb-3">
             <label for="cloudIP" class="form-label">Host</label>
             <input type="text" class="form-control" id="cloudHost" [(ngModel)]="currentCloudDestination.host" />
diff --git a/src/_models/CloudDestination.ts b/src/_models/CloudDestination.ts
index 78c07d9f..4d6c1a82 100644
--- a/src/_models/CloudDestination.ts
+++ b/src/_models/CloudDestination.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 export interface CloudDestination {
     connected: boolean;
+    protocol: string;
     host: string;
     id: string;
     key: string;
diff --git a/src/_models/CloudDestinationSocket.ts b/src/_models/CloudDestinationSocket.ts
index 79c7a1d6..52d13d43 100644
--- a/src/_models/CloudDestinationSocket.ts
+++ b/src/_models/CloudDestinationSocket.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Socket } from 'socket.io-client';
 export interface CloudDestinationSocket {
     id: string;
     socket: Socket;
+    protocol: string;
     host: string;
     port: string;
     key: string;
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 718237ef..e4b2dcab 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1202,6 +1202,12 @@ function loadConfig() { // loads the JSON data from the config file to memory
 
 		if (currentConfig.cloud_destinations) {
 			cloud_destinations = currentConfig.cloud_destinations;
+			cloud_destinations.forEach((d) => {
+				if(!d.protocol) {
+					d.protocol = 'http';
+					SaveConfig();
+				}
+			});
 			logger('Tally Arbiter Cloud Destinations loaded.', 'info');
 		}
 		else {
@@ -1478,6 +1484,7 @@ function StartCloudDestination(cloudDestinationId) {
     let cloudDestinationSocketObj = {
         id: cloudDestinationId,
         socket: null,
+		protocol: cloud_destination.protocol,
         host: cloud_destination.host,
         port: cloud_destination.port,
         key: cloud_destination.key,
@@ -1486,12 +1493,14 @@ function StartCloudDestination(cloudDestinationId) {
 
 	for (let i = 0; i < cloud_destinations_sockets.length; i++) {
 		if (cloud_destinations_sockets[i].id === cloudDestinationId) {
-			logger(`Cloud Destination: ${cloud_destinations_sockets[i].host}:${cloud_destinations_sockets[i].port}  Initiating Connection.`, 'info-quiet');
+			let cloud_destination_uri = `${cloud_destinations_sockets[i].protocol}://${cloud_destinations_sockets[i].host}:${cloud_destinations_sockets[i].port}`;
+	
+			logger(`Cloud Destination: ${cloud_destination_uri}  Initiating Connection.`, 'info-quiet');
 
-			cloud_destinations_sockets[i].socket = ioClient('http://' + cloud_destinations_sockets[i].host + ':' + cloud_destinations_sockets[i].port, {reconnection: true});
+			cloud_destinations_sockets[i].socket = ioClient(cloud_destination_uri, {reconnection: true});
 
 			cloud_destinations_sockets[i].socket.on('connect', () =>  { 
-				logger(`Cloud Destination: ${cloud_destinations_sockets[i].host}:${cloud_destinations_sockets[i].port} Connected. Sending Initial Data.`, 'info-quiet');
+				logger(`Cloud Destination: ${cloud_destination_uri} Connected. Sending Initial Data.`, 'info-quiet');
 				cloud_destinations_sockets[i].connected = true;
 				SetCloudDestinationStatus(cloud_destinations_sockets[i].id, 'connected');
 				cloud_destinations_sockets[i].socket.emit('cloud_client', cloud_destinations_sockets[i].key);
@@ -2022,6 +2031,9 @@ function TallyArbiter_Delete_Bus_Option(obj: Manage): ManageResponse {
 function TallyArbiter_Add_Cloud_Destination(obj: Manage): ManageResponse {
 	let cloudObj = obj.cloudDestination;
 	cloudObj.id = uuidv4();
+	if(!cloudObj.protocol) {
+		cloudObj.protocol = 'http';
+	}
 	cloud_destinations.push(cloudObj);
 
 	logger(`Cloud Destination Added: ${cloudObj.host}:${cloudObj.port}`, 'info');