diff --git a/docs/widgets/services/fritzbox.md b/docs/widgets/services/fritzbox.md
index de63d77f..50f3697a 100644
--- a/docs/widgets/services/fritzbox.md
+++ b/docs/widgets/services/fritzbox.md
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ Home Network > Network > Network Settings > Access Settings in the Home Network
 [x] Transmit status information over UPnP
 ```
 
-You don't need to provide any credentials.
+You don't need to provide any credentials. Since that, you should consider using `http` instead of `https` as the requests are significantly faster.
 
 Allowed fields (limited to a max of 4): `["connectionStatus", "upTime", "maxDown", "maxUp", "down", "up", "received", "sent", "externalIPAddress"]`.
 
 ```yaml
 widget:
   type: fritzbox
-  url: https://192.168.178.1
+  url: http://192.168.178.1
 ```
diff --git a/src/widgets/fritzbox/proxy.js b/src/widgets/fritzbox/proxy.js
index b9c35eed..353231d2 100644
--- a/src/widgets/fritzbox/proxy.js
+++ b/src/widgets/fritzbox/proxy.js
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ export default async function fritzboxProxyHandler(req, res) {
   }
 
   const serviceWidgetUrl = new URL(serviceWidget.url);
-  const apiBaseUrl = `http://${serviceWidgetUrl.hostname}:49000`;
+  const port = serviceWidgetUrl.protocol === "https:" ? 49443 : 49000;
+  const apiBaseUrl = `${serviceWidgetUrl.protocol}//${serviceWidgetUrl.hostname}:${port}`;
 
   if (!serviceWidget.fields?.length > 0) {
     serviceWidget.fields = fritzboxDefaultFields;