diff --git a/www/js/search.js b/www/js/search.js
index 45af855ad8e0633bad99a6fa40af7fce2f0a0cd8..4a57e73a3c3759883bbd73b1cc5cf761c3b0b2c1 100644
--- a/www/js/search.js
+++ b/www/js/search.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ define(['jquery', 'analytics'], function ($, analytics) {
 	var Directory = function(server, containerId) {
 		var cntSel = '#' + containerId;
 
-		this._server = server || '//directory.unl.edu';
+		this._server = server || 'https://directory.unl.edu';
 		this._cache = new Cache();
 		this._searchCanceled = false;
 		this._viewState = 0;