diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index f0f10eeb5..d3c113928 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [submodule "assets/dir-index-html"]
 	path = assets/dir-index-html
-	url = git@github.com:ipfs/dir-index-html
+	url = https://github.com/ipfs/dir-index-html.git