diff --git a/tests/test_formdef.py b/tests/test_formdef.py
index c613406df..2c818ecb7 100644
--- a/tests/test_formdef.py
+++ b/tests/test_formdef.py
@@ -135,6 +135,18 @@ def test_substitution_variables(pub):
     assert formdef.get_substitution_variables()['form_option_bar'] == 'Bar'
     assert formdef.get_substitution_variables()['form_option_bar_raw'] == 'bar'
 
+def test_urls(pub):
+    FormDef.wipe()
+    formdef = FormDef()
+    formdef.name = 'foo'
+    formdef.store()
+    assert formdef.get_url() == 'http://example.net/foo/'
+    assert formdef.get_url(backoffice=True) == 'http://example.net/backoffice/management/foo/'
+    del pub.cfg['misc']['frontoffice-url']
+    del pub.cfg['misc']['backoffice-url']
+    assert formdef.get_url() == 'https://example.net/foo/'
+    assert formdef.get_url(backoffice=True) == 'https://example.net/backoffice/management/foo/'
+
 def test_schema_with_date_variable(pub):
     FormDef.wipe()
     formdef = FormDef()
diff --git a/tests/utilities.py b/tests/utilities.py
index 45cffaa76..6fa342111 100644
--- a/tests/utilities.py
+++ b/tests/utilities.py
@@ -118,32 +118,30 @@ def create_temporary_pub(sql_mode=False, templates_mode=False, lazy_mode=False):
     # make sure site options are not cached
     pub.site_options = None
 
+    pub.cfg = {}
+    pub.cfg['misc'] = {
+        'charset': 'utf-8',
+        'backoffice-url': 'http://example.net/backoffice',
+        'frontoffice-url': 'http://example.net',
+    }
+    pub.cfg['language'] = {'language': 'en'}
+
+    if templates_mode:
+        pub.cfg['branding'] = {'theme': 'django'}
+    else:
+        pub.cfg['branding'] = {'theme': 'default'}
+
+    pub.write_cfg()
+
     if not created:
-        pub.cfg = {}
         if sql_mode:
             pub.cfg['postgresql'] = {'database': known_elements.sql_db_name, 'user': os.environ['USER']}
-        pub.cfg['misc'] = {'charset': 'utf-8'}
-        pub.cfg['language'] = {'language': 'en'}
-        if templates_mode:
-            pub.cfg['branding'] = {'theme': 'django'}
-            pub.write_cfg()
-        else:
-            pub.cfg['branding'] = {'theme': 'default'}
-            pub.write_cfg()
-
         pub.write_cfg()
         return pub
 
     os.symlink(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'templates'),
                 os.path.join(pub.app_dir, 'templates'))
 
-    if templates_mode:
-        pub.cfg['branding'] = {'theme': 'django'}
-        pub.write_cfg()
-    else:
-        pub.cfg['branding'] = {'theme': 'default'}
-        pub.write_cfg()
-
     if sql_mode:
         conn = psycopg2.connect(user=os.environ['USER'])
         conn.set_isolation_level(psycopg2.extensions.ISOLATION_LEVEL_AUTOCOMMIT)
@@ -154,7 +152,6 @@ def create_temporary_pub(sql_mode=False, templates_mode=False, lazy_mode=False):
         cur.close()
 
         pub.cfg['postgresql'] = {'database': dbname, 'user': os.environ['USER']}
-        pub.cfg['misc'] = {'charset': 'utf-8'}
         pub.write_cfg()
 
         sql.do_user_table()
diff --git a/wcs/qommon/publisher.py b/wcs/qommon/publisher.py
index f508264b6..e49794350 100644
--- a/wcs/qommon/publisher.py
+++ b/wcs/qommon/publisher.py
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class QommonPublisher(Publisher, object):
             else:
                 return '%s://%s%s' % (req.get_scheme(), req.get_server(),
                         urllib.quote(req.environ.get('SCRIPT_NAME')))
-        return 'http://%s' % os.path.basename(get_publisher().app_dir)
+        return 'https://%s' % os.path.basename(get_publisher().app_dir)
 
     def get_backoffice_url(self):
         backoffice_url = get_cfg('misc', {}).get('backoffice-url', None)
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class QommonPublisher(Publisher, object):
         if req:
             return '%s://%s%s/backoffice' % (req.get_scheme(), req.get_server(),
                     urllib.quote(req.environ.get('SCRIPT_NAME')))
-        return 'http://%s/backoffice' % os.path.basename(self.app_dir)
+        return 'https://%s/backoffice' % os.path.basename(self.app_dir)
 
     def get_global_eval_dict(self):
         from . import evalutils as utils