diff --git a/plugins/Recaptcha/RecaptchaPlugin.php b/plugins/Recaptcha/RecaptchaPlugin.php
index f09d81ec00..7cc34c5686 100644
--- a/plugins/Recaptcha/RecaptchaPlugin.php
+++ b/plugins/Recaptcha/RecaptchaPlugin.php
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ class RecaptchaPlugin extends Plugin
     {
         if (isset($action->recaptchaPluginNeedsOutput) && $action->recaptchaPluginNeedsOutput) {
             // Load the AJAX API
-            $proto = $this->checkssl() ? 'https' : 'http';
-            $url = "$proto://api.recaptcha.net/js/recaptcha_ajax.js";
+            if ($this->checkssl()) {
+                $url = "https://api-secure.recaptcha.net/js/recaptcha_ajax.js";
+            } else {
+                $url = "http://api.recaptcha.net/js/recaptcha_ajax.js";
+            }
             $action->script($url);
             
             // And when we're ready, fill out the captcha!