diff --git a/cmd/flux/bootstrap_git.go b/cmd/flux/bootstrap_git.go
index 27515775..2f5e2491 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/bootstrap_git.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/bootstrap_git.go
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ func bootstrapGitCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 		// Configure repository URL to match auth config for sync.
 		repositoryURL.User = nil
-		repositoryURL.Scheme = "https"
+		if !gitArgs.insecureHttpAllowed {
+			repositoryURL.Scheme = "https"
+		}
 	} else {
 		secretOpts.PrivateKeyAlgorithm = sourcesecret.PrivateKeyAlgorithm(bootstrapArgs.keyAlgorithm)
 		secretOpts.Password = gitArgs.password