diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58cc5d4d..2649e1d5 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ pytest my_first_test.py --demo_mode
 ```
 
 <img src="https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/100006/sb_demo_mode.gif" title="SeleniumBase" height="270"><br>
-(Above: Actual demo of [my_first_test.py](https://github.com/seleniumbase/SeleniumBase/blob/master/examples/my_first_test.py) running on [xkcd.com](http://xkcd.com/353/))
+(Above: Actual demo of [my_first_test.py](https://github.com/seleniumbase/SeleniumBase/blob/master/examples/my_first_test.py) running on [xkcd.com](https://xkcd.com/353/))
 
 There are many more examples to try out from the [SeleniumBase/examples](https://github.com/seleniumbase/SeleniumBase/blob/master/examples) directory, which you can run easily if you clone SeleniumBase.
 
@@ -181,18 +181,18 @@ from seleniumbase import BaseCase
 class MyTestClass(BaseCase):
 
     def test_basic(self):
-        self.open('http://xkcd.com/353/')
+        self.open('https://xkcd.com/353/')
         self.assert_element('img[alt="Python"]')
         self.click('a[rel="license"]')
         self.assert_text('free to copy', 'div center')
-        self.open("http://xkcd.com/1481/")
+        self.open("https://xkcd.com/1481/")
         title = self.get_attribute("#comic img", "title")
         self.assertTrue("86,400 seconds per day" in title)
         self.click('link=Blag')
         self.assert_text('The blag of the webcomic', 'h2')
         self.update_text('input#s', 'Robots!\n')
         self.assert_text('Hooray robots!', '#content')
-        self.open('http://xkcd.com/1319/')
+        self.open('https://xkcd.com/1319/')
         self.assert_text('Automation', 'div#ctitle')
 ```
 (<i>By default, [CSS Selectors](https://www.w3schools.com/cssref/css_selectors.asp) are used for finding page elements.</i>)
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ from seleniumbase import BaseCase
 class MyTestClass(BaseCase):
 
     def test_find_army_of_robots_on_xkcd_desert_island(self):
-        self.open("http://xkcd.com/731/")
+        self.open("https://xkcd.com/731/")
         self.assert_element("div#ARMY_OF_ROBOTS", timeout=1)  # This should fail
 ```
 
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ from seleniumbase import BaseCase
 class MyTestClass(BaseCase):
 
     def test_delayed_asserts(self):
-        self.open('http://xkcd.com/993/')
+        self.open('https://xkcd.com/993/')
         self.wait_for_element('#comic')
         self.delayed_assert_element('img[alt="Brand Identity"]')
         self.delayed_assert_element('img[alt="Rocket Ship"]')  # Will Fail
diff --git a/examples/basic_script.py b/examples/basic_script.py
index 24325a10..13b9c97c 100755
--- a/examples/basic_script.py
+++ b/examples/basic_script.py
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ from seleniumbase import BaseCase
 class MyTestClass(BaseCase):
 
     def test_basic(self):
-        self.open('http://xkcd.com/353/')
+        self.open('https://xkcd.com/353/')
         self.click('a[rel="license"]')
-        self.open('http://xkcd.com/1481/')
+        self.open('https://xkcd.com/1481/')
         self.click("link=Blag")
         self.update_text('input#s', 'Robots!\n')
-        self.open('http://xkcd.com/1319/')
+        self.open('https://xkcd.com/1319/')
diff --git a/examples/delayed_assert_test.py b/examples/delayed_assert_test.py
index 4c778b3a..994a721c 100755
--- a/examples/delayed_assert_test.py
+++ b/examples/delayed_assert_test.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from seleniumbase import BaseCase
 class MyTestClass(BaseCase):
 
     def test_delayed_asserts(self):
-        self.open('http://xkcd.com/993/')
+        self.open('https://xkcd.com/993/')
         self.wait_for_element('#comic')
         self.delayed_assert_element('img[alt="Brand Identity"]')
         self.delayed_assert_element('img[alt="Rocket Ship"]')  # Will Fail
diff --git a/examples/my_first_test.py b/examples/my_first_test.py
index e8bc6ce3..cddfa512 100755
--- a/examples/my_first_test.py
+++ b/examples/my_first_test.py
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@ from seleniumbase import BaseCase
 class MyTestClass(BaseCase):
 
     def test_basic(self):
-        self.open('http://xkcd.com/353/')            # Navigate to the web page
+        self.open('https://xkcd.com/353/')            # Navigate to the web page
         self.assert_element('img[alt="Python"]')       # Assert element on page
         self.click('a[rel="license"]')                  # Click element on page
         self.assert_text('free to copy', 'div center')    # Assert text on page
-        self.open("http://xkcd.com/1481/")
+        self.open("https://xkcd.com/1481/")
         title = self.get_attribute("#comic img", "title")    # Get an attribute
         self.assertTrue("86,400 seconds per day" in title)
         self.click('link=Blag')                                 # Click on link
         self.assert_text('The blag of the webcomic', 'h2')
         self.update_text('input#s', 'Robots!\n')                    # Type text
         self.assert_text('Hooray robots!', '#content')
-        self.open('http://xkcd.com/1319/')
+        self.open('https://xkcd.com/1319/')
         self.assert_text('Automation', 'div#ctitle')
 
         ####
diff --git a/examples/my_test_suite.py b/examples/my_test_suite.py
index 5c22be5c..f42e99fc 100755
--- a/examples/my_test_suite.py
+++ b/examples/my_test_suite.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from seleniumbase import BaseCase
 class MyTestSuite(BaseCase):
 
     def test_1(self):
-        self.open("http://xkcd.com/1663/")
+        self.open("https://xkcd.com/1663/")
         self.find_text("Garden", "div#ctitle", timeout=3)
         for p in range(4):
             self.click('a[rel="next"]')
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ class MyTestSuite(BaseCase):
     def test_2(self):
         # This test should FAIL
         print("\n(This test fails on purpose)")
-        self.open("http://xkcd.com/1675/")
+        self.open("https://xkcd.com/1675/")
         raise Exception("FAKE EXCEPTION: This test fails on purpose.")
 
     def test_3(self):
-        self.open("http://xkcd.com/1406/")
+        self.open("https://xkcd.com/1406/")
         self.find_text("Universal Converter Box", "div#ctitle", timeout=3)
-        self.open("http://xkcd.com/608/")
+        self.open("https://xkcd.com/608/")
         self.find_text("Form", "div#ctitle", timeout=3)
 
     def test_4(self):
         # This test should FAIL
         print("\n(This test fails on purpose)")
-        self.open("http://xkcd.com/1670/")
+        self.open("https://xkcd.com/1670/")
         self.find_element("FakeElement.DoesNotExist", timeout=0.5)
diff --git a/examples/test_fail.py b/examples/test_fail.py
index 39afc062..096c3475 100755
--- a/examples/test_fail.py
+++ b/examples/test_fail.py
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ from seleniumbase import BaseCase
 class MyTestClass(BaseCase):
 
     def test_find_army_of_robots_on_xkcd_desert_island(self):
-        self.open("http://xkcd.com/731/")
+        self.open("https://xkcd.com/731/")
         print("\n(This test fails on purpose)")
         self.assert_element("div#ARMY_OF_ROBOTS", timeout=1)
diff --git a/seleniumbase/console_scripts/sb_mkdir.py b/seleniumbase/console_scripts/sb_mkdir.py
index 71f4cf65..0eebf936 100755
--- a/seleniumbase/console_scripts/sb_mkdir.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/console_scripts/sb_mkdir.py
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ def main():
         data.append("class MyTestClass(BaseCase):")
         data.append("")
         data.append("    def test_basic(self):")
-        data.append("        self.open('http://xkcd.com/353/')")
+        data.append("        self.open('https://xkcd.com/353/')")
         data.append("        self.assert_element('img[alt=\"Python\"]')")
         data.append("        self.click('a[rel=\"license\"]')")
         data.append("        self.assert_text('free to copy', 'div center')")
-        data.append("        self.open(\"http://xkcd.com/1481/\")")
+        data.append("        self.open(\"https://xkcd.com/1481/\")")
         data.append(
             "        title = self.get_attribute(\"#comic img\", \"title\")")
         data.append(
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def main():
             "        self.assert_text('The blag of the webcomic', 'h2')")
         data.append("        self.update_text('input#s', 'Robots!\\n')")
         data.append("        self.assert_text('Hooray robots!', '#content')")
-        data.append("        self.open('http://xkcd.com/1319/')")
+        data.append("        self.open('https://xkcd.com/1319/')")
         data.append("        self.assert_text('Automation', 'div#ctitle')")
         data.append("")
         file_path = "%s/%s" % (dir_name, "my_first_test.py")