diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/dspipeline_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/dspipeline_types.go
index 4bdfde796..44578faa7 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/dspipeline_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/dspipeline_types.go
@@ -215,9 +215,8 @@ type ExternalStorage struct {
 	Bucket              string `json:"bucket"`
 	Scheme              string `json:"scheme"`
 	*S3CredentialSecret `json:"s3CredentialsSecret"`
-	// +kubebuilder:default:=true
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
-	Secure bool `json:"secure"`
+	Secure *bool `json:"secure"`
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	Port string `json:"port"`
 }
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/datasciencepipelinesapplications.opendatahub.io_datasciencepipelinesapplications.yaml b/config/crd/bases/datasciencepipelinesapplications.opendatahub.io_datasciencepipelinesapplications.yaml
index b8d4db52f..33e312e40 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/datasciencepipelinesapplications.opendatahub.io_datasciencepipelinesapplications.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/datasciencepipelinesapplications.opendatahub.io_datasciencepipelinesapplications.yaml
@@ -457,7 +457,6 @@ spec:
                       scheme:
                         type: string
                       secure:
-                        default: true
                         type: boolean
                     required:
                     - bucket
diff --git a/controllers/config/defaults.go b/controllers/config/defaults.go
index fdf841b9d..7c98fb5a8 100644
--- a/controllers/config/defaults.go
+++ b/controllers/config/defaults.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const (
 	MinioHostPrefix    = "minio"
 	MinioPort          = "9000"
 	MinioScheme        = "http"
+	MinioSecure        = false
 	MinioDefaultBucket = "mlpipeline"
 	MinioPVCSize       = "10Gi"
 
diff --git a/controllers/dspipeline_params.go b/controllers/dspipeline_params.go
index bac9946b3..5a2d81a5b 100644
--- a/controllers/dspipeline_params.go
+++ b/controllers/dspipeline_params.go
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ type DBConnection struct {
 type ObjectStorageConnection struct {
 	Bucket            string
 	CredentialsSecret *dspa.S3CredentialSecret
-	Secure            bool
 	Host              string
 	Port              string
 	Scheme            string
+	Secure            *bool
 	Endpoint          string // scheme://host:port
 	AccessKeyID       string
 	SecretAccessKey   string
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ func passwordGen(n int) string {
 	return string(b)
 }
 
+func BoolPointer(b bool) *bool {
+	return &b
+}
+
 // SetupDBParams Populates the DB connection Parameters.
 // If an external secret is specified, SetupDBParams will retrieve DB credentials from it.
 // If DSPO is managing a dynamically created secret, then SetupDBParams generates the creds.
@@ -235,7 +239,15 @@ func (p *DSPAParams) SetupObjectParams(ctx context.Context, dsp *dspa.DataScienc
 		p.ObjectStorageConnection.Bucket = dsp.Spec.ObjectStorage.ExternalStorage.Bucket
 		p.ObjectStorageConnection.Host = dsp.Spec.ObjectStorage.ExternalStorage.Host
 		p.ObjectStorageConnection.Scheme = dsp.Spec.ObjectStorage.ExternalStorage.Scheme
-		p.ObjectStorageConnection.Secure = dsp.Spec.ObjectStorage.ExternalStorage.Secure
+
+		if dsp.Spec.ObjectStorage.ExternalStorage.Secure == nil {
+			if p.ObjectStorageConnection.Scheme == "https" {
+				p.ObjectStorageConnection.Secure = BoolPointer(true)
+			} else {
+				p.ObjectStorageConnection.Secure = BoolPointer(false)
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Port can be empty, which is fine.
 		p.ObjectStorageConnection.Port = dsp.Spec.ObjectStorage.ExternalStorage.Port
 		customCreds = dsp.Spec.ObjectStorage.ExternalStorage.S3CredentialSecret
@@ -265,6 +277,7 @@ func (p *DSPAParams) SetupObjectParams(ctx context.Context, dsp *dspa.DataScienc
 		)
 		p.ObjectStorageConnection.Port = config.MinioPort
 		p.ObjectStorageConnection.Scheme = config.MinioScheme
+
 		if p.Minio.S3CredentialSecret != nil {
 			customCreds = p.Minio.S3CredentialSecret
 		}
@@ -343,6 +356,7 @@ func (p *DSPAParams) SetupObjectParams(ctx context.Context, dsp *dspa.DataScienc
 	}
 
 	return nil
+
 }
 
 func (p *DSPAParams) SetupMLMD(ctx context.Context, dsp *dspa.DataSciencePipelinesApplication, client client.Client, log logr.Logger) error {