diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/beeg.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/beeg.py
index d0174b818..34c2a756f 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/beeg.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/beeg.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ class BeegIE(InfoExtractor):
         video_id = self._match_id(url)
 
         video = self._download_json(
-            'http://beeg.com/api/v5/video/%s' % video_id, video_id)
+            'https://api.beeg.com/api/v5/video/%s' % video_id, video_id)
 
         def split(o, e):
             def cut(s, x):