diff --git a/content/apps/creating-github-apps/writing-code-for-a-github-app/building-ci-checks-with-a-github-app.md b/content/apps/creating-github-apps/writing-code-for-a-github-app/building-ci-checks-with-a-github-app.md
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--- a/content/apps/creating-github-apps/writing-code-for-a-github-app/building-ci-checks-with-a-github-app.md
+++ b/content/apps/creating-github-apps/writing-code-for-a-github-app/building-ci-checks-with-a-github-app.md
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ To clone a repository, the code will use your {% data variables.product.prodname
 git clone https://x-access-token:TOKEN@github.com/OWNER/REPO.git
 ```
 
-The command above clones a repository over HTTP. It requires the full repository name, which includes the repository owner (user or organization) and the repository name. For example, the [octocat Hello-World](https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World) repository has a full name of `octocat/hello-world`.
+The command above clones a repository over HTTPS. It requires the full repository name, which includes the repository owner (user or organization) and the repository name. For example, the [octocat Hello-World](https://github.com/octocat/Hello-World) repository has a full name of `octocat/hello-world`.
 
 Open your `server.rb` file. In the code block that starts with `helpers do`, where it says `# ADD CLONE_REPOSITORY HELPER METHOD HERE #`, add the following code: