diff --git a/nselib/shortport.lua b/nselib/shortport.lua
index 4bcb5b7c7..194a20dd7 100644
--- a/nselib/shortport.lua
+++ b/nselib/shortport.lua
@@ -165,8 +165,9 @@ end
 
 --[[
   Apache Tomcat HTTP server default ports: 8180 and 8000
+  Apache Tomcat SSL HTTP default ports: 8443
 --]]
-http = shortport.port_or_service({80, 443, 631, 8080, 5800, 3872, 8180, 8000},
+http = shortport.port_or_service({80, 443, 631, 8080, 5800, 3872, 8180, 8000, 8443},
 	{"http", "https", "ipp", "http-alt", "vnc-http", "oem-agent"})
 
 local LIKELY_SSL_PORTS = {