diff --git a/src/main/java/JettyLauncher.java b/src/main/java/JettyLauncher.java
index a644f1f..d7b137d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/JettyLauncher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/JettyLauncher.java
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
         context.setDescriptor(location.toExternalForm() + "/WEB-INF/web.xml");
         context.setServer(server);
         context.setWar(location.toExternalForm());
+        if (forceHttps) {
+            context.setInitParameter("org.scalatra.ForceHttps", "true");
+        }
 
         server.setHandler(context);
         server.start();