diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/lib/s3_manager.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/lib/s3_manager.rb
index fc1be2954..2071cb086 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/lib/s3_manager.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/lib/s3_manager.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ module JamRuby
       "http#{options[:secure] ? "s" : ""}://s3.amazonaws.com/#{@aws_bucket}/#{filename}"
     end
 
-    # XXX: the client can not support HTTPS atm!!! AGH
+    # XXX: the client can not support HTTPS atm!!! AGH  Change the :url to => https://s3.jamkazam.com when client supports https
+    # is_native_client check?
     def upload_sign(filename, content_md5, part_number, upload_id)
       hdt = http_date_time
       str_to_sign = "PUT\n#{content_md5}\n#{content_type}\n#{hdt}\n/#{@aws_bucket}/#{filename}?partNumber=#{part_number}&uploadId=#{upload_id}"
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/mix.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/mix.rb
index e88fa063f..410df427f 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/mix.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/mix.rb
@@ -305,17 +305,17 @@ module JamRuby
     end
 
     # if the url starts with http, just return it because it's in some other store.  Otherwise it's a relative path in s3 and needs be signed
-    def resolve_url(url_field, mime_type, expiration_time)
-      self[url_field].start_with?('http') ? self[url_field] : s3_manager.sign_url(self[url_field], {:expires => expiration_time, :response_content_type => mime_type, :secure => true})
+    def resolve_url(url_field, mime_type, expiration_time, secure = true)
+      self[url_field].start_with?('http') ? self[url_field] : s3_manager.sign_url(self[url_field], {:expires => expiration_time, :response_content_type => mime_type, :secure => secure})
     end
 
-    def sign_url(expiration_time = 120, type='ogg')
+    def sign_url(expiration_time = 120, type='ogg', secure = true)
       type ||= 'ogg'
       # expire link in 1 minute--the expectation is that a client is immediately following this link
       if type == 'ogg'
-        resolve_url(:ogg_url, 'audio/ogg', expiration_time)
+        resolve_url(:ogg_url, 'audio/ogg', expiration_time, secure)
       else
-        resolve_url(:mp3_url, 'audio/mpeg', expiration_time)
+        resolve_url(:mp3_url, 'audio/mpeg', expiration_time, secure)
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_backing_track.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_backing_track.rb
index 6e927aa40..5a45634c7 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_backing_track.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_backing_track.rb
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ module JamRuby
       recorded_backing_track
     end
 
-    def sign_url(expiration_time = 120)
-      s3_manager.sign_url(self[:url], {:expires => expiration_time, :response_content_type => 'audio/ogg', :secure => true})
+    def sign_url(expiration_time = 120, secure = true)
+      s3_manager.sign_url(self[:url], {:expires => expiration_time, :response_content_type => 'audio/ogg', :secure => secure})
     end
 
     def can_download?(some_user)
diff --git a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_track.rb b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_track.rb
index b94e7535f..7370de36c 100644
--- a/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_track.rb
+++ b/ruby/lib/jam_ruby/models/recorded_track.rb
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ module JamRuby
       recorded_track.is_skip_mount_uploader = false
       recorded_track
     end
-    def sign_url(expiration_time = 120)
-      s3_manager.sign_url(self[:url], {:expires => expiration_time, :response_content_type => 'audio/ogg', :secure => true})
+    def sign_url(expiration_time = 120, secure = true)
+      s3_manager.sign_url(self[:url], {:expires => expiration_time, :response_content_type => 'audio/ogg', :secure => secure})
     end
 
     def upload_start(length, md5)
diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_mixes_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_mixes_controller.rb
index af1f9e382..8e0536415 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_mixes_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_mixes_controller.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class ApiMixesController < ApiController
     @mix.valid?
     if !@mix.errors.any?
       @mix.save!
-      redirect_to @mix.sign_url
+      redirect_to @mix.sign_url(120, 'ogg', !is_native_client?)
     else
       render :json => { :message => "download limit surpassed" }, :status => 404
     end
diff --git a/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb b/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb
index be3b07b26..f33158a83 100644
--- a/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb
+++ b/web/app/controllers/api_recordings_controller.rb
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class ApiRecordingsController < ApiController
     @recorded_track.valid?
     if !@recorded_track.errors.any?
       @recorded_track.save!
-      redirect_to @recorded_track.sign_url()
+      redirect_to @recorded_track.sign_url(120, !is_native_client?)
     else
       render :json => { :message => "download limit surpassed" }, :status => 404
     end
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class ApiRecordingsController < ApiController
     @recorded_backing_track.valid?
     if !@recorded_backing_track.errors.any?
       @recorded_backing_track.save!
-      redirect_to @recorded_backing_track.sign_url
+      redirect_to @recorded_backing_track.sign_url(120, !is_native_client?)
     else
       render :json => { :message => "download limit surpassed" }, :status => 404
     end