diff --git a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster-on-pvc.yaml b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster-on-pvc.yaml
index dd07455cf..69674cc08 100644
--- a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster-on-pvc.yaml
+++ b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster-on-pvc.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ spec:
     allowUnsupported: false
   dashboard:
     enabled: true
+    ssl: true
   network:
     hostNetwork: false
   storage:
diff --git a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster-test.yaml b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster-test.yaml
index b226a994d..4920fbf06 100644
--- a/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster-test.yaml
+++ b/cluster/examples/kubernetes/ceph/cluster-test.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ spec:
     allowMultiplePerNode: true
   dashboard:
     enabled: true
+    ssl: true
   monitoring:
     enabled: false  # requires Prometheus to be pre-installed
     rulesNamespace: rook-ceph