diff --git a/cvat/settings/base.py b/cvat/settings/base.py
index 686d4d948c0d..517be013e570 100644
--- a/cvat/settings/base.py
+++ b/cvat/settings/base.py
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ def add_ssh_keys():
         'rest_framework.filters.OrderingFilter',
         'cvat.apps.iam.filters.OrganizationFilterBackend'),
 
+    # Disable default handling of the 'format' query parameter by REST framework
+    'URL_FORMAT_OVERRIDE': 'scheme',
     'DEFAULT_THROTTLE_CLASSES': [
         'rest_framework.throttling.AnonRateThrottle',
     ],