diff --git a/instaloader.py b/instaloader.py
index af4ecca..1165ad4 100755
--- a/instaloader.py
+++ b/instaloader.py
@@ -63,8 +63,10 @@ def _log(*msg, sep='', end='\n', flush=False, quiet=False):
 
 def get_json(name: str, session: requests.Session, max_id: int = 0, sleep: bool = True) -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
     """Return JSON of a profile"""
-    resp = session.get('http://www.instagram.com/'+name,
-        params={'max_id': max_id})
+    if max_id == 0:
+        resp = session.get('https://www.instagram.com/'+name)
+    else:
+        resp = session.get('https://www.instagram.com/'+name, params={'max_id': max_id})
     if sleep:
         time.sleep(4 * random.random() + 1)
     match = re.search('window\\._sharedData = .*<', resp.text)