diff --git a/examples/tests/sdk_tests/website/two_websites.w b/examples/tests/sdk_tests/website/two_websites.w
index 68f265eefb0..7f9749a3cdb 100644
--- a/examples/tests/sdk_tests/website/two_websites.w
+++ b/examples/tests/sdk_tests/website/two_websites.w
@@ -7,15 +7,6 @@ let w2 = new cloud.Website(path: "./website") as "website-2";
 
 
 test "deploying two websites" {
-    let var url1 = w1.url;
-    if (!url1.startsWith("http")) {
-      url1 = "http://" + url1;
-    }
-    let var url2 = w2.url;
-    if (!url2.startsWith("http")) {
-      url2 = "http://" + url2;
-    }
-    
-    assert(http.get(url1).ok);
-    assert(http.get(url2).ok);
+    assert(http.get(w1.url).ok);
+    assert(http.get(w2.url).ok);
 } 
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diff --git a/examples/tests/sdk_tests/website/website.w b/examples/tests/sdk_tests/website/website.w
index ce6ea441bac..83703fdaa18 100644
--- a/examples/tests/sdk_tests/website/website.w
+++ b/examples/tests/sdk_tests/website/website.w
@@ -18,12 +18,7 @@ assert(w.path.endsWith("sdk_tests/website/website") || w.path.endsWith("sdk_test
 
 
 test "access files on the website" {
-    let var url = w.url;
-    if (!url.startsWith("http")) {
-      url = "http://" + url;
-    }
-    
-    assert(http.get(url).body == indexFile);
-    assert(http.get(url + "/inner-folder/other.html").body == otherFile);
-    assert(http.get(url + "/config.json").body == Json.stringify(config));
+    assert(http.get(w.url).body == indexFile);
+    assert(http.get(w.url + "/inner-folder/other.html").body == otherFile);
+    assert(http.get(w.url + "/config.json").body == Json.stringify(config));
 }  
diff --git a/libs/wingsdk/src/target-tf-aws/website.ts b/libs/wingsdk/src/target-tf-aws/website.ts
index 20acf78bbfc..f97af71174d 100644
--- a/libs/wingsdk/src/target-tf-aws/website.ts
+++ b/libs/wingsdk/src/target-tf-aws/website.ts
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export class Website extends cloud.Website {
       policy: allowDistributionReadOnly.json,
     });
 
-    this._url = distribution.domainName;
+    this._url = `https://${distribution.domainName}`;
   }
 
   public get url(): string {
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/website/two_websites.w_compile_tf-aws.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/website/two_websites.w_compile_tf-aws.md
index adbf1ea62b4..78443f755c1 100644
--- a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/website/two_websites.w_compile_tf-aws.md
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/website/two_websites.w_compile_tf-aws.md
@@ -10,16 +10,8 @@ module.exports = function({ $http_Util, $w1_url, $w2_url }) {
       return $obj;
     }
     async handle() {
-      let url1 = $w1_url;
-      if ((!url1.startsWith("http"))) {
-        url1 = ("http://" + url1);
-      }
-      let url2 = $w2_url;
-      if ((!url2.startsWith("http"))) {
-        url2 = ("http://" + url2);
-      }
-      {((cond) => {if (!cond) throw new Error("assertion failed: http.get(url1).ok")})((await $http_Util.get(url1)).ok)};
-      {((cond) => {if (!cond) throw new Error("assertion failed: http.get(url2).ok")})((await $http_Util.get(url2)).ok)};
+      {((cond) => {if (!cond) throw new Error("assertion failed: http.get(w1.url).ok")})((await $http_Util.get($w1_url)).ok)};
+      {((cond) => {if (!cond) throw new Error("assertion failed: http.get(w2.url).ok")})((await $http_Util.get($w2_url)).ok)};
     }
   }
   return $Closure1;
@@ -304,8 +296,8 @@ module.exports = function({ $http_Util, $w1_url, $w2_url }) {
           "variables": {
             "WING_FUNCTION_NAME": "Handler-c8683851",
             "WING_TARGET": "tf-aws",
-            "WING_TOKEN_TFTOKEN_TOKEN_16": "${jsonencode(aws_cloudfront_distribution.cloudWebsite_Distribution_083B5AF9.domain_name)}",
-            "WING_TOKEN_TFTOKEN_TOKEN_32": "${jsonencode(aws_cloudfront_distribution.website-2_Distribution_F1FA4680.domain_name)}"
+            "WING_TOKEN_HTTPS_TFTOKEN_TOKEN_16": "${jsonencode(\"https://${aws_cloudfront_distribution.cloudWebsite_Distribution_083B5AF9.domain_name}\")}",
+            "WING_TOKEN_HTTPS_TFTOKEN_TOKEN_32": "${jsonencode(\"https://${aws_cloudfront_distribution.website-2_Distribution_F1FA4680.domain_name}\")}"
           }
         },
         "function_name": "Handler-c8683851",
@@ -583,8 +575,8 @@ class $Root extends $stdlib.std.Resource {
       }
       _registerBind(host, ops) {
         if (ops.includes("handle")) {
-          $Closure1._registerBindObject(w1.url, host, []);
-          $Closure1._registerBindObject(w2.url, host, []);
+          $Closure1._registerBindObject(w1.url, host, ["ok"]);
+          $Closure1._registerBindObject(w2.url, host, ["ok"]);
         }
         super._registerBind(host, ops);
       }
diff --git a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/website/website.w_compile_tf-aws.md b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/website/website.w_compile_tf-aws.md
index 6df0053de3e..31cbdf4d941 100644
--- a/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/website/website.w_compile_tf-aws.md
+++ b/tools/hangar/__snapshots__/test_corpus/sdk_tests/website/website.w_compile_tf-aws.md
@@ -10,13 +10,9 @@ module.exports = function({ $config, $http_Util, $indexFile, $otherFile, $std_Js
       return $obj;
     }
     async handle() {
-      let url = $w_url;
-      if ((!url.startsWith("http"))) {
-        url = ("http://" + url);
-      }
-      {((cond) => {if (!cond) throw new Error("assertion failed: http.get(url).body == indexFile")})((((a,b) => { try { return require('assert').deepStrictEqual(a,b) === undefined; } catch { return false; } })((await $http_Util.get(url)).body,$indexFile)))};
-      {((cond) => {if (!cond) throw new Error("assertion failed: http.get(url + \"/inner-folder/other.html\").body == otherFile")})((((a,b) => { try { return require('assert').deepStrictEqual(a,b) === undefined; } catch { return false; } })((await $http_Util.get((url + "/inner-folder/other.html"))).body,$otherFile)))};
-      {((cond) => {if (!cond) throw new Error("assertion failed: http.get(url + \"/config.json\").body == Json.stringify(config)")})((((a,b) => { try { return require('assert').deepStrictEqual(a,b) === undefined; } catch { return false; } })((await $http_Util.get((url + "/config.json"))).body,((args) => { return JSON.stringify(args[0], null, args[1]) })([$config]))))};
+      {((cond) => {if (!cond) throw new Error("assertion failed: http.get(w.url).body == indexFile")})((((a,b) => { try { return require('assert').deepStrictEqual(a,b) === undefined; } catch { return false; } })((await $http_Util.get($w_url)).body,$indexFile)))};
+      {((cond) => {if (!cond) throw new Error("assertion failed: http.get(w.url + \"/inner-folder/other.html\").body == otherFile")})((((a,b) => { try { return require('assert').deepStrictEqual(a,b) === undefined; } catch { return false; } })((await $http_Util.get(($w_url + "/inner-folder/other.html"))).body,$otherFile)))};
+      {((cond) => {if (!cond) throw new Error("assertion failed: http.get(w.url + \"/config.json\").body == Json.stringify(config)")})((((a,b) => { try { return require('assert').deepStrictEqual(a,b) === undefined; } catch { return false; } })((await $http_Util.get(($w_url + "/config.json"))).body,((args) => { return JSON.stringify(args[0], null, args[1]) })([$config]))))};
     }
   }
   return $Closure1;
@@ -217,7 +213,7 @@ module.exports = function({  }) {
           "variables": {
             "WING_FUNCTION_NAME": "Handler-c867c4e0",
             "WING_TARGET": "tf-aws",
-            "WING_TOKEN_TFTOKEN_TOKEN_16": "${jsonencode(aws_cloudfront_distribution.cloudWebsite_Distribution_083B5AF9.domain_name)}"
+            "WING_TOKEN_HTTPS_TFTOKEN_TOKEN_16": "${jsonencode(\"https://${aws_cloudfront_distribution.cloudWebsite_Distribution_083B5AF9.domain_name}\")}"
           }
         },
         "function_name": "Handler-c867c4e0",
@@ -449,7 +445,7 @@ class $Root extends $stdlib.std.Resource {
           $Closure1._registerBindObject(config, host, []);
           $Closure1._registerBindObject(indexFile, host, []);
           $Closure1._registerBindObject(otherFile, host, []);
-          $Closure1._registerBindObject(w.url, host, []);
+          $Closure1._registerBindObject(w.url, host, ["body"]);
         }
         super._registerBind(host, ops);
       }