diff --git a/cluster/gce/trusty/node.yaml b/cluster/gce/trusty/node.yaml
index a68dffa9ff..f4ea8550a9 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/trusty/node.yaml
+++ b/cluster/gce/trusty/node.yaml
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ script
 			echo "Docker daemon failed!"
 			pkill docker
 		fi
-		if ! curl -m ${max_seconds} -f -s http://127.0.0.1:10255/healthz > /dev/null; then
+		if ! curl --insecure -m ${max_seconds} -f -s https://127.0.0.1:10250/healthz > /dev/null; then
 			echo "Kubelet is unhealthy!"
 			pkill kubelet
 		fi
diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/supervisor/kubelet-checker.sh b/cluster/saltbase/salt/supervisor/kubelet-checker.sh
index e933ace1d5..ed1dae2cdd 100755
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/supervisor/kubelet-checker.sh
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/supervisor/kubelet-checker.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ sleep 60
 max_seconds=10
 
 while true; do
-  if ! curl -m ${max_seconds} -f -s http://127.0.0.1:10255/healthz > /dev/null; then
+  if ! curl --insecure -m ${max_seconds} -f -s https://127.0.0.1:10250/healthz > /dev/null; then
     echo "kubelet failed!"
     exit 2
   fi