diff --git a/packages/health-check/src/checks/verbose.js b/packages/health-check/src/checks/verbose.js
index 7b330c06..1c9ded58 100644
--- a/packages/health-check/src/checks/verbose.js
+++ b/packages/health-check/src/checks/verbose.js
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ function skylinkVerification(done, { name, skylink, bodyHash, headers }) {
   const time = process.hrtime();
 
   // Create the query for the skylink
-  const query = `https://${process.env.PORTAL_URL}/${skylink}?nocache=true`;
+  const query = `http://${process.env.PORTAL_URL}/${skylink}?nocache=true`;
 
   // Get the Skylink
   superagent