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..b9b350787 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
@@ -235,7 +235,11 @@ 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 p.ObjectStorageConnection.Scheme == "https" {
+			p.ObjectStorageConnection.Secure = true
+		} else {
+			p.ObjectStorageConnection.Secure = false
+		}
 		// Port can be empty, which is fine.
 		p.ObjectStorageConnection.Port = dsp.Spec.ObjectStorage.ExternalStorage.Port
 		customCreds = dsp.Spec.ObjectStorage.ExternalStorage.S3CredentialSecret
@@ -265,6 +269,8 @@ func (p *DSPAParams) SetupObjectParams(ctx context.Context, dsp *dspa.DataScienc
 		)
 		p.ObjectStorageConnection.Port = config.MinioPort
 		p.ObjectStorageConnection.Scheme = config.MinioScheme
+		p.ObjectStorageConnection.Secure = config.MinioSecure
+
 		if p.Minio.S3CredentialSecret != nil {
 			customCreds = p.Minio.S3CredentialSecret
 		}
@@ -343,6 +349,7 @@ 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 {