diff --git a/models/site.rb b/models/site.rb
index bf97c16e..29f3c60d 100644
--- a/models/site.rb
+++ b/models/site.rb
@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ class Site < Sequel::Model
 
   def default_schema
     # Switch-over for when SSL defaulting is ready
-    'http'
+    'https'
   end
 
   def uri
diff --git a/workers/delete_cache_worker.rb b/workers/delete_cache_worker.rb
index 810dc971..87e046be 100644
--- a/workers/delete_cache_worker.rb
+++ b/workers/delete_cache_worker.rb
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ class DeleteCacheWorker
     path = '/' + path if path[0] != '/'
 
     url = Addressable::URI.encode_component(
-      "http://#{proxy_ip}/:cache/purge#{path}",
+      "https://#{proxy_ip}/:cache/purge#{path}",
       Addressable::URI::CharacterClasses::QUERY
     )
 
-    HTTP.follow.timeout(read: 10, write: 10, connect: 2).
+    HTTP.timeout(read: 10, write: 10, connect: 2).
       headers(host: URI::encode("#{username}.neocities.org")).
       get(url)
   end
diff --git a/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb b/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb
index ce30e3b8..a362119d 100644
--- a/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb
+++ b/workers/purge_cache_worker.rb
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@ class PurgeCacheWorker
     path = '/' + path if path[0] != '/'
 
     url = Addressable::URI.encode_component(
-      "http://#{proxy_ip}#{path}",
+      "https://#{proxy_ip}#{path}",
       Addressable::URI::CharacterClasses::QUERY
     )
 
     retry_encoded = false
 
     begin
-      HTTP.follow.timeout(read: 10, write: 10, connect: 2).
+      HTTP.timeout(read: 10, write: 10, connect: 2).
         headers(host: URI::encode("#{username}.neocities.org"), cache_purge: '1').
         head(url)
     rescue URI::InvalidURIError