diff --git a/.env_sample b/.env_sample
index 5890ec9fe..a59de0cf7 100644
--- a/.env_sample
+++ b/.env_sample
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ BUFFER_LISTINGS_PROFILE="Optional"
 CLOUDINARY_API_KEY=
 CLOUDINARY_API_SECRET=
 CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME=
-CLOUDINARY_SECURE=
+CLOUDINARY_SECURE=true
 
 # HTML/CSS to Image for generating social preview images
 # (https://docs.htmlcsstoimage.com/example-code/ruby)