diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ set to True in a production environment, but can be useful for development and
 integration servers.
 """
 
-GITHUB_SHIELDSIO_BASE_URL = "https://img.shields.io/badge/"
+GITHUB_SHIELDSIO_BASE_URL = "http://img.shields.io/badge/"
 """Base URL for shields.io."""
 
 GITHUB_BADGE_STYLES = [
github: shields.io https to http requests

* Shields.io seems to have enabled SNI for SSL causing Python not to
  be able to make a connection to the server. Temporary switching to
  HTTP to resolve production problem.