diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c567c08..75b344d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -138,4 +138,6 @@ There are a bunch of environmental variables that can be set inside the docker c
 
 * `SWAGGER_IP`: The IP that's used in the Swagger UI for the interactive examples. Defaults to the container ip.
 
+* `SWAGGER_USE_HTTPS_AS_PREFERRED_SCHEME`: Use the HTTPS Scheme as preferred scheme in the Swagger UI.
+
 * `PORT`: Defaults to port `8080` unless this env var is set to tell it otherwise.
diff --git a/src/main.go b/src/main.go
index e22e3a4..b5f3510 100644
--- a/src/main.go
+++ b/src/main.go
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@ func main() {
 	avatarTmpDir := flag.String("avatar-tmp-dir", "/tmp/", "Avatar tmp directory")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	docs.SwaggerInfo.Schemes = []string{"http", "https"}
+	if utils.GetEnv("SWAGGER_USE_HTTPS_AS_PREFERRED_SCHEME", "false") == "false" {
+		docs.SwaggerInfo.Schemes = []string{"http", "https"}
+	} else {
+		docs.SwaggerInfo.Schemes = []string{"https", "http"}
+	}
 
 	router := gin.New()
 	router.Use(gin.LoggerWithConfig(gin.LoggerConfig{