diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index 929b9057..fd78b970 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ server:
     listen_ipv4: 0.0.0.0 # set to '-' to disable ipv4
     listen_ipv6: '-' # set to '-' to disable ipv6
     base_path: /
-    public_url: waka.hackclub.com # required for links (e.g. password reset) in e-mail
+    public_url: https://waka.hackclub.com # required for links (e.g. password reset) in e-mail
 
 app:
     leaderboard_enabled: true # whether to enable public leaderboards