diff --git a/gcloud/storage/blob.py b/gcloud/storage/blob.py
index 085d1870e1a0..36500f3ae36e 100644
--- a/gcloud/storage/blob.py
+++ b/gcloud/storage/blob.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def public_url(self):
         :returns: The public URL for this blob.
         """
         return '{storage_base_url}/{bucket_name}/{quoted_name}'.format(
-            storage_base_url='http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com',
+            storage_base_url='https://storage.googleapis.com',
             bucket_name=self.bucket.name,
             quoted_name=quote(self.name, safe=''))
 
diff --git a/gcloud/storage/test_blob.py b/gcloud/storage/test_blob.py
index 5e5c0c1c9870..83182512f352 100644
--- a/gcloud/storage/test_blob.py
+++ b/gcloud/storage/test_blob.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def test_public_url(self):
         bucket = _Bucket(connection)
         blob = self._makeOne(BLOB_NAME, bucket=bucket)
         self.assertEqual(blob.public_url,
-                         'http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/name/%s' %
+                         'https://storage.googleapis.com/name/%s' %
                          BLOB_NAME)
 
     def test_public_url_w_slash_in_name(self):
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def test_public_url_w_slash_in_name(self):
         blob = self._makeOne(BLOB_NAME, bucket=bucket)
         self.assertEqual(
             blob.public_url,
-            'http://commondatastorage.googleapis.com/name/parent%2Fchild')
+            'https://storage.googleapis.com/name/parent%2Fchild')
 
     def _basic_generate_signed_url_helper(self, credentials=None):
         from gcloud._testing import _Monkey