diff --git a/r2/r2/lib/template_helpers.py b/r2/r2/lib/template_helpers.py
index 555cf2adb..20ea77627 100644
--- a/r2/r2/lib/template_helpers.py
+++ b/r2/r2/lib/template_helpers.py
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ def external(name):
 
     return external_resources[name][c.secure]()
 
+def s3_https_if_secure(url):
+    return url if not c.secure else url.replace("http://", "https://s3.amazonaws.com/")
+
 def generateurl(context, path, **kw):
     if kw:
         return path + '?' + '&'.join(["%s=%s"%(k, url_escape(v)) \
diff --git a/r2/r2/templates/redditheader.html b/r2/r2/templates/redditheader.html
index 4f6dee538..1634f3fa3 100644
--- a/r2/r2/templates/redditheader.html
+++ b/r2/r2/templates/redditheader.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 <%!
-   from r2.lib.template_helpers import static
+   from r2.lib.template_helpers import static, s3_https_if_secure
    from r2.models import Sub, FakeSubreddit
    from r2.models.subreddit import DefaultSR
    from r2.lib.pages import SearchForm
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             header_img = d.header
             header_title = d.header_title
     %>
-    ${img_link(c.site.name, header_img, '/', _id = "header-img-a", img_id = 'header-img', title = header_title)}
+    ${img_link(c.site.name, s3_https_if_secure(header_img), '/', _id = "header-img-a", img_id = 'header-img', title = header_title)}
 
     ##keeps the height of the header from varying when there isnt any content
     &nbsp;