diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/usecases/ws/thredds/Commons.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/usecases/ws/thredds/Commons.java
index c2d0601..c88ff20 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/usecases/ws/thredds/Commons.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/usecases/ws/thredds/Commons.java
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ public class Commons {
 
 	public static DataTransferClient getDTClient(String threddsHostName) throws UnreachableNodeException, ServiceNotFoundException {
 		log.debug("Getting DT Client for {} ",threddsHostName);
-		return DataTransferClient.getInstanceByEndpoint("http://"+threddsHostName+":80");
+		return DataTransferClient.getInstanceByEndpoint("https://"+threddsHostName);
 	}
 
 	public static String readThreddsFile(String location) throws RemoteFileNotFoundException {
-		String urlString="http://"+getThreddsHost()+":80/"+Constants.THREDDS_DATA_TRANSFER_BASE_URL+location;
+		String urlString="https://"+getThreddsHost()+"/"+Constants.THREDDS_DATA_TRANSFER_BASE_URL+location;
 		log.info("Reading file at {} ",urlString);
 		try{
 			return getWebClient().target(urlString).request().get().readEntity(String.class);
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class Commons {
 
 
 	public static void deleteThreddsFile(String location) throws RemoteFileNotFoundException {
-		String urlString="http://"+getThreddsHost()+":80/"+Constants.THREDDS_DATA_TRANSFER_BASE_URL+location;
+		String urlString="https://"+getThreddsHost()+"/"+Constants.THREDDS_DATA_TRANSFER_BASE_URL+location;
 		log.info("Reading file at {} ",urlString);
 		try{
 			getWebClient().target(urlString).request().delete();
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class Commons {
 	}
 
 	private static String getThreddsInfoPath() {
-		return "https://"+getThreddsHost()+"/data-transfer-service/gcube/service/Capabilities/pluginInfo/REGISTER_CATALOG";
+		return "httpss://"+getThreddsHost()+"/data-transfer-service/gcube/service/Capabilities/pluginInfo/REGISTER_CATALOG";
 	}
 
 	public static void lockFolder(String folderPath,String processId) throws UnableToLockException {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/usecases/ws/thredds/engine/impl/ThreddsController.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/usecases/ws/thredds/engine/impl/ThreddsController.java
index 90189b9..db56f4c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/usecases/ws/thredds/engine/impl/ThreddsController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/usecases/ws/thredds/engine/impl/ThreddsController.java
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class ThreddsController {
 
 	public void deleteThreddsFile(String location) throws RemoteFileNotFoundException {
 		setTargetToken();
-		String urlString="http://"+hostname+":80/"+Constants.THREDDS_DATA_TRANSFER_BASE_URL+getPathFromStartingLocation(location);
+		String urlString="https://"+hostname+"/"+Constants.THREDDS_DATA_TRANSFER_BASE_URL+getPathFromStartingLocation(location);
 		log.info("Deleting file at {} ",urlString);
 		try{
 			getWebClient().target(urlString).request().delete();
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public class ThreddsController {
 
 	public String readThreddsFile(String location) throws RemoteFileNotFoundException {
 		setTargetToken();
-		String urlString="http://"+hostname+":80/"+Constants.THREDDS_DATA_TRANSFER_BASE_URL+getPathFromStartingLocation(location);
+		String urlString="https://"+hostname+"/"+Constants.THREDDS_DATA_TRANSFER_BASE_URL+getPathFromStartingLocation(location);
 		log.info("Reading file at {} ",urlString);
 		try{
 			return getWebClient().target(urlString).request().get().readEntity(String.class);
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ public class ThreddsController {
 		try{
 			SecurityTokenProvider.instance.get();
 			log.info("Creating catalog with name {} for path {} ",name,operatingPath);
-			String sdiUrl="http://"+getSDIServiceHost()+"/"+Constants.SDI_THREDDS_BASE_URL;
+			String sdiUrl="https://"+getSDIServiceHost()+"/"+Constants.SDI_THREDDS_BASE_URL;
 			Response resp=getWebClient().target(sdiUrl).
 					queryParam("name", name).
 					queryParam("path", operatingPath).
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ public class ThreddsController {
 
 	public RemoteFileDescriptor getFileDescriptor(String path) throws RemoteFileNotFoundException {
 		setTargetToken();
-		String urlString="http://"+hostname+":80/"+Constants.THREDDS_DATA_TRANSFER_BASE_URL+getPathFromStartingLocation(path);
+		String urlString="https://"+hostname+"/"+Constants.THREDDS_DATA_TRANSFER_BASE_URL+getPathFromStartingLocation(path);
 		log.info("Reading file at {} ",urlString);
 		try{
 			return getWebClient().target(urlString).queryParam("descriptor", true).request().get().readEntity(RemoteFileDescriptor.class);
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ public class ThreddsController {
 
 	public InputStream getInputStream(String path) throws RemoteFileNotFoundException {
 		setTargetToken();
-		String urlString="http://"+hostname+":80/"+Constants.THREDDS_DATA_TRANSFER_BASE_URL+getPathFromStartingLocation(path);
+		String urlString="https://"+hostname+"/"+Constants.THREDDS_DATA_TRANSFER_BASE_URL+getPathFromStartingLocation(path);
 		log.info("Reading file at {} ",urlString);
 		try{
 			return getWebClient().target(urlString).request().get().readEntity(InputStream.class);
@@ -316,6 +316,6 @@ public class ThreddsController {
 
 	private static DataTransferClient getDTClient(String threddsHostName) throws UnreachableNodeException, ServiceNotFoundException {
 		log.debug("Getting DT Client for {} ",threddsHostName);
-		return DataTransferClient.getInstanceByEndpoint("http://"+threddsHostName+":80");
+		return DataTransferClient.getInstanceByEndpoint("https://"+threddsHostName);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/usecases/ws/thredds/DTTests.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/usecases/ws/thredds/DTTests.java
index a894a24..8642947 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/usecases/ws/thredds/DTTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/usecases/ws/thredds/DTTests.java
@@ -7,26 +7,6 @@ import org.gcube.usecases.ws.thredds.model.SynchFolderConfiguration;
 public class DTTests {
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
-//		TestCommons.setScope();
-//		String threddsHostname="thredds-d-d4s.d4science.org";
-//		DataTransferClient client=DataTransferClient.getInstanceByEndpoint("http://"+threddsHostname+":80");
-//		Destination toSetDestination=new Destination();
-//		toSetDestination.setCreateSubfolders(true);
-//		toSetDestination.setDestinationFileName("transferTest.tst");
-//		toSetDestination.setOnExistingFileName(DestinationClashPolicy.REWRITE);
-//		toSetDestination.setOnExistingSubFolder(DestinationClashPolicy.APPEND);
-//		toSetDestination.setPersistenceId("thredds");
-//
-//		//NB ITEM IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE REMOTE PATH 
-//		String fileLocation="WS-Tests/mySub";
-//		toSetDestination.setSubFolder(fileLocation);
-//
-//		File temp=File.createTempFile("testTransfer", "tmp");
-//		IOUtils.copy(new URL("http://data-d.d4science.org/SUlDWjIxamdaUTdHcmpvdEFmcFFPOUcvbjF5VyswbXlHbWJQNStIS0N6Yz0").openStream(), new FileOutputStream(temp));
-//		
-//		System.out.println(client.localFile(temp, 
-//				toSetDestination,Collections.singleton(new PluginInvocation(Constants.SIS_PLUGIN_ID))));
-//		
 		
 		TokenSetter.set("/gcube/devNext");
 //		Workspace ws = HomeLibrary.getHomeManagerFactory().getHomeManager().getHome().getWorkspace();