diff --git a/client/src/app/admin/friends/friend-add/friend-add.component.html b/client/src/app/admin/friends/friend-add/friend-add.component.html
index 621822860..eebe033f9 100644
--- a/client/src/app/admin/friends/friend-add/friend-add.component.html
+++ b/client/src/app/admin/friends/friend-add/friend-add.component.html
@@ -22,5 +22,9 @@
     </div>
   </div>
 
+  <div *ngIf="canMakeFriends() === false"  class="alert alert-warning">
+    It seems that you are not on a HTTPS pod. Your webserver need to have TLS activated in order to make friends.
+  </div>
+
   <input type="submit" value="Make friends" class="btn btn-default" [disabled]="!isFormValid()">
 </form>
diff --git a/client/src/app/admin/friends/friend-add/friend-add.component.ts b/client/src/app/admin/friends/friend-add/friend-add.component.ts
index 86b018de2..14f24c192 100644
--- a/client/src/app/admin/friends/friend-add/friend-add.component.ts
+++ b/client/src/app/admin/friends/friend-add/friend-add.component.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ export class FriendAddComponent implements OnInit {
     this.hosts.push('');
   }
 
+  canMakeFriends() {
+    return window.location.protocol === 'https://';
+  }
+
   customTrackBy(index: number, obj: any): any {
     return index;
   }