diff --git a/charts/kubex-automation-engine/docs/Configuration-Reference.md b/charts/kubex-automation-engine/docs/Configuration-Reference.md
index 2a391be..8e410c8 100644
--- a/charts/kubex-automation-engine/docs/Configuration-Reference.md
+++ b/charts/kubex-automation-engine/docs/Configuration-Reference.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ This document maps the current Helm chart values to the resources created by the
 | Key | Description |
 | --- | --- |
 | `kubex.url.host` | Kubex hostname, for example `example.kubex.ai` |
+| `kubex.url.scheme` | Scheme used when deriving `DENSIFY_BASE_URL` from `kubex.url.host` |
 | `kubex.clusterName` | Cluster identifier presented to Kubex |
 | `kubexCredentials.username` | Required when `createSecrets=true` |
 | `kubexCredentials.epassword` | Required when `createSecrets=true` |
@@ -88,6 +89,8 @@ stringData:
 
 Keep `kubex.url.host` set in your values file so the release configuration still documents the target Kubex instance, even when the secret is managed outside Helm.
 
+For non-TLS upstream endpoints, set `kubex.url.scheme` to `http`.
+
 Note: `kubexCredentials.userSecretName` is currently not consumed by this chart. When `createSecrets=false`, set `gateway.configSecretName` instead.
 
 ## Core Operational Values
diff --git a/charts/kubex-automation-engine/kubex-automation-values.yaml b/charts/kubex-automation-engine/kubex-automation-values.yaml
index 1db5d53..4d37b3f 100644
--- a/charts/kubex-automation-engine/kubex-automation-values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubex-automation-engine/kubex-automation-values.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ kubexCredentials:
 kubex:
   url:
     host: <customerName>.kubex.ai # mandatory: <instance>.kubex.ai
+    scheme: https # set to http for non-TLS local endpoints
   # REQUIRED: Your cluster identifier in Kubex
   clusterName: "<clusterName>" # mandatory: <clusterName>
 
diff --git a/charts/kubex-automation-engine/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/kubex-automation-engine/templates/_helpers.tpl
index ec25c2c..60835bd 100644
--- a/charts/kubex-automation-engine/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/kubex-automation-engine/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Validate kubexCredentials.epassword is provided if createSecrets is true
 {{- define "kubex-automation-engine.kubexEpassword" -}}
 {{- if .Values.createSecrets }}
 {{- .Values.kubexCredentials.epassword | required "An epassword must be provided in values.yaml under kubexCredentials.epassword" -}}
-{{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{/*
diff --git a/charts/kubex-automation-engine/templates/gateway-secret.yaml b/charts/kubex-automation-engine/templates/gateway-secret.yaml
index b72a513..8dc8a7f 100644
--- a/charts/kubex-automation-engine/templates/gateway-secret.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubex-automation-engine/templates/gateway-secret.yaml
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@ data:
   username: {{ .Values.kubexCredentials.username | b64enc | quote }}
   epassword: {{ .Values.kubexCredentials.epassword | b64enc | quote }}
   url: {{ .Values.kubex.url.host | b64enc | quote }}
-  DENSIFY_BASE_URL: {{ printf "https://%s" .Values.kubex.url.host | b64enc | quote }}
+  DENSIFY_BASE_URL: {{ printf "%s://%s" .Values.kubex.url.scheme .Values.kubex.url.host | b64enc | quote }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/kubex-automation-engine/values.schema.json b/charts/kubex-automation-engine/values.schema.json
index c1b9086..531fd8c 100644
--- a/charts/kubex-automation-engine/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/kubex-automation-engine/values.schema.json
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
           "properties": {
             "host": {
               "type": "string"
+            },
+            "scheme": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "enum": ["http", "https"]
             }
           }
         },
@@ -158,10 +162,7 @@
           "type": "boolean"
         },
         "fsGroup": {
-          "type": [
-            "integer",
-            "null"
-          ]
+          "type": ["integer", "null"]
         },
         "fsGroupChangePolicy": {
           "type": "string"
@@ -320,20 +321,13 @@
         }
       },
       "then": {
-        "required": [
-          "kubex",
-          "kubexCredentials"
-        ],
+        "required": ["kubex", "kubexCredentials"],
         "properties": {
           "kubex": {
-            "required": [
-              "url"
-            ],
+            "required": ["url"],
             "properties": {
               "url": {
-                "required": [
-                  "host"
-                ],
+                "required": ["host"],
                 "properties": {
                   "host": {
                     "minLength": 1
diff --git a/charts/kubex-automation-engine/values.yaml b/charts/kubex-automation-engine/values.yaml
index 0555c3b..1045d00 100644
--- a/charts/kubex-automation-engine/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubex-automation-engine/values.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ kubex:
   url:
     # -- Kubex instance hostname (e.g., <customerName>.kubex.ai)
     host: ""
-
+    # -- URL scheme used when deriving DENSIFY_BASE_URL from host
+    scheme: "https"
   # -- Cluster name to identify this cluster in Kubex (required)
   clusterName: ""