--- loncom/rewrites/loncapa_rewrite_off.conf	2013/12/28 03:16:13	1.3
+++ loncom/rewrites/loncapa_rewrite_off.conf	2018/07/10 06:01:27	1.7
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/adm/annotations$
     RewriteRule (.*) - [L]
     RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/public/.*/syllabus$
+    RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (^|&)usehttp=1($|&)
     RewriteRule (.*) - [L]
     RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=on
     RewriteRule ^/(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}/$1 [R,L]