diff --git a/config/steem-example.json b/config/steem-example.json
index d3cd05b76dac8943e3cd138f72f87a62137a67c8..b1b9c8f98aad1f876d3d1aa1492559d1bc11a414 100644
--- a/config/steem-example.json
+++ b/config/steem-example.json
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@
     "signing_key": "5J.....",
     "recovery_account": "steem"
   },
-  "ws_connection_client": "ws://node.steem.ws",
+  "ws_connection_client": "wss://node.steem.ws",
   "ws_connection_server": [
-    "ws://node.steem.ws"
+    "wss://node.steem.ws"
   ],
   "sendgrid": {
     "key": "SG.xxx_yyyy",