diff --git a/compliance-tts-service/main.py b/compliance-tts-service/main.py
index ee42fc1..e2b1906 100644
--- a/compliance-tts-service/main.py
+++ b/compliance-tts-service/main.py
@@ -19,13 +19,14 @@ app = FastAPI(title="Compliance TTS Service", version="1.0.0")
 MINIO_ENDPOINT = os.getenv("MINIO_ENDPOINT", "bp-core-minio:9000")
 MINIO_ACCESS_KEY = os.getenv("MINIO_ACCESS_KEY", "breakpilot")
 MINIO_SECRET_KEY = os.getenv("MINIO_SECRET_KEY", "breakpilot123")
+MINIO_SECURE = os.getenv("MINIO_SECURE", "false").lower() == "true"
 PIPER_MODEL_PATH = os.getenv("PIPER_MODEL_PATH", "/app/models/de_DE-thorsten-high.onnx")
 
 AUDIO_BUCKET = "compliance-training-audio"
 VIDEO_BUCKET = "compliance-training-video"
 
 # Initialize services
-storage = StorageClient(MINIO_ENDPOINT, MINIO_ACCESS_KEY, MINIO_SECRET_KEY)
+storage = StorageClient(MINIO_ENDPOINT, MINIO_ACCESS_KEY, MINIO_SECRET_KEY, secure=MINIO_SECURE)
 tts = PiperTTS(PIPER_MODEL_PATH)