diff --git a/RETRO-Book.md b/RETRO-Book.md
index 74467b6..4c73433 100644
--- a/RETRO-Book.md
+++ b/RETRO-Book.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ I use a Fossil repository to manage development. To obtain a
 copy of the repository install Fossil and:
 
 ```
-fossil clone https://forthworks.com:8000 retro.fossil
+fossil clone http://forthworks.com:8000 retro.fossil
 mkdir retro
 cd retro
 fossil open /path/to/retro.fossil
diff --git a/book/Obtaining-Retro b/book/Obtaining-Retro
index 2d87b9c..1ed22d2 100644
--- a/book/Obtaining-Retro
+++ b/book/Obtaining-Retro
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ I use a Fossil repository to manage development. To obtain a
 copy of the repository install Fossil and:
 
 ```
-fossil clone https://forthworks.com:8000 retro.fossil
+fossil clone http://forthworks.com:8000 retro.fossil
 mkdir retro
 cd retro
 fossil open /path/to/retro.fossil