diff --git a/templates/autoscaling/config/wsgi-aodh.conf b/templates/autoscaling/config/wsgi-aodh.conf
index 499bf72f..cde9292a 100644
--- a/templates/autoscaling/config/wsgi-aodh.conf
+++ b/templates/autoscaling/config/wsgi-aodh.conf
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@
   ServerSignature Off
   CustomLog /dev/stdout combined
 
+  ## Request header rules
+  ## as per http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_headers.html#requestheader
+{{- if $vhost.TLS }}
+  RequestHeader setIfEmpty X-Forwarded-Proto "https"
+{{- else }}
+  RequestHeader setIfEmpty X-Forwarded-Proto "http"
+{{- end }}
+
 {{- if $vhost.TLS }}
   SetEnvIf X-Forwarded-Proto https HTTPS=1
 
diff --git a/templates/ceilometercentral/config/httpd.conf b/templates/ceilometercentral/config/httpd.conf
index ffbdfbe4..16c1425f 100644
--- a/templates/ceilometercentral/config/httpd.conf
+++ b/templates/ceilometercentral/config/httpd.conf
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ CustomLog /dev/stdout proxy env=forwarded
 
   ## Request header rules
   ## as per http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_headers.html#requestheader
-  RequestHeader set X-Forwarded-Proto "https"
+{{- if .TLS }}
+  RequestHeader setIfEmpty X-Forwarded-Proto "https"
+{{- else }}
+  RequestHeader setIfEmpty X-Forwarded-Proto "http"
+{{- end }}
 
   LimitRequestBody 5368709122
   LimitRequestFields 200