diff --git a/roles/podman_woodpecker_agent/tasks/agents.yml b/roles/podman_woodpecker_agent/tasks/agents.yml
index 5bcf514..8bbd51f 100644
--- a/roles/podman_woodpecker_agent/tasks/agents.yml
+++ b/roles/podman_woodpecker_agent/tasks/agents.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
       WOODPECKER_HEALTHCHECK: false
       WOODPECKER_LOG_LEVEL: debug
       WOODPECKER_BACKEND: docker
+      WOODPECKER_GRPC_SECURE: true
       WOODPECKER_FILTER_LABELS: "{{ podman_woodpecker_agent_filter_labels }}"
     secrets:
       - "woodpecker-agent-secret-{{ workspace_user }},type=env,target=WOODPECKER_AGENT_SECRET"