diff --git a/awx/ui/build/webpack.watch.js b/awx/ui/build/webpack.watch.js
index 4450024a30..5bf1aad89c 100644
--- a/awx/ui/build/webpack.watch.js
+++ b/awx/ui/build/webpack.watch.js
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const watch = {
         stats: 'minimal',
         publicPath: '/static/',
         host: '127.0.0.1',
-        https: false,
+        https: true,
         port: 3000,
         clientLogLevel: 'none',
         proxy: [{
diff --git a/awx/ui/package.json b/awx/ui/package.json
index 24a42aa207..0a4f3f001c 100644
--- a/awx/ui/package.json
+++ b/awx/ui/package.json
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "unit": "karma start test/unit/karma.unit.js",
     "lint": "eslint .",
     "dev": "webpack --config build/webpack.development.js --progress",
-    "watch": "webpack-dev-server --config build/webpack.watch.js --progress",
+    "watch": "webpack-dev-server --config build/webpack.watch.js --progress --https",
     "production": "webpack --config build/webpack.production.js"
   },
   "devDependencies": {