diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index ec96a4c..403a156 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ gitea_version: '1.13.6'
 gitea_version_check: true
 gitea_dl_url: "https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/releases/download/v{{ gitea_version }}/gitea-{{ gitea_version }}-linux-{{ gitea_arch }}"
 gitea_gpg_key: '7C9E68152594688862D62AF62D9AE806EC1592E2'
-gitea_gpg_server: 'hkp://keys.openpgp.org'
+gitea_gpg_server: 'hkps://keys.openpgp.org'
 gitea_backup_on_upgrade: false
 gitea_backup_location: "{{ gitea_home }}/backups/"
 submodules_versioncheck: false