diff --git a/scripts/check_description_files.py b/scripts/check_description_files.py
index 3f4814c77..7a37a2c17 100644
--- a/scripts/check_description_files.py
+++ b/scripts/check_description_files.py
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ def check_screenshoturls(extension_name, metadata):
     if metadata["screenshoturls"] is None:
         return
     for screenshoturl in metadata["screenshoturls"].split(" "):
-        if not screenshoturl.startswith("http"):
-            msg = f"screenshoturl is `{screenshoturl}` but it does not start with http"
+        if not screenshoturl.startswith("https://"):
+            msg = f"screenshoturl is `{screenshoturl}` but it does not start with https"
             raise ExtensionCheckError(extension_name, check_name, msg)