diff --git a/server/odcs/server/pulp.py b/server/odcs/server/pulp.py
index 7b4a858..ceb3f39 100644
--- a/server/odcs/server/pulp.py
+++ b/server/odcs/server/pulp.py
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ class Pulp(object):
         for repo in repos:
             url = "%s/%s" % (self.server_url.rstrip('/'),
                              repo['notes']['relative_url'])
+            # OSBS cannot verify https during the container image build, so
+            # fallback to http for now.
+            if url.startswith("https://"):
+                url = "http://" + url[len("https://"):]
             ret[repo["notes"]["content_set"]] = url
 
         return ret
diff --git a/server/tests/test_backend.py b/server/tests/test_backend.py
index fe373cd..986b6ab 100644
--- a/server/tests/test_backend.py
+++ b/server/tests/test_backend.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ from odcs.server.pdc import ModuleLookupError
 from odcs.server.pungi import PungiSourceType
 from odcs.server.backend import (resolve_compose, get_reusable_compose,
                                  generate_pulp_compose)
+import odcs.server.backend
 from utils import ModelsBaseTest
 
 from pdc import mock_pdc
@@ -198,7 +199,9 @@ class TestBackend(ModelsBaseTest):
         c = Compose.create(
             db.session, "me", PungiSourceType.PULP, "foo-1 foo-2",
             COMPOSE_RESULTS["repository"], 3600)
-        generate_pulp_compose(c)
+        with patch.object(odcs.server.backend.conf, 'pulp_server_url',
+                          "https://localhost/"):
+            generate_pulp_compose(c)
 
         expected_query = {
             "criteria": {
@@ -216,13 +219,13 @@ class TestBackend(ModelsBaseTest):
         expected_repofile = """
 [foo-1]
 name=foo-1
-baseurl=/content/1/x86_64/os
+baseurl=http://localhost/content/1/x86_64/os
 enabled=1
 gpgcheck=0
 
 [foo-2]
 name=foo-2
-baseurl=/content/2/x86_64/os
+baseurl=http://localhost/content/2/x86_64/os
 enabled=1
 gpgcheck=0
 """