diff --git a/bash/aliases b/bash/aliases
index 0aa3826..083dd39 100644
--- a/bash/aliases
+++ b/bash/aliases
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ unset -v docs_dir
 alias ll='ls -alF'
 alias df='df -h'
 alias du='du -h'
-alias curl='curl -s '
+alias curl='curl --proto-default https --silent '
 
 # Shorthand helpers
 alias 644='chmod 644 '