diff --git a/openid-connect-common/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/config/ConfigurationPropertiesBean.java b/openid-connect-common/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/config/ConfigurationPropertiesBean.java
index 6f67c5de6..cf396b1d4 100644
--- a/openid-connect-common/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/config/ConfigurationPropertiesBean.java
+++ b/openid-connect-common/src/main/java/org/mitre/openid/connect/config/ConfigurationPropertiesBean.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class ConfigurationPropertiesBean {
 	
 	private Long regTokenLifeTime;
 	
-	private boolean forceHttps;
+	private boolean forceHttps = false;
 
 	public ConfigurationPropertiesBean() {