diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/create-react-app/skeleton/catalog-info.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/create-react-app/skeleton/catalog-info.yaml
index 4e23c5ee91..bac97e4bea 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/create-react-app/skeleton/catalog-info.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/create-react-app/skeleton/catalog-info.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   description: {{cookiecutter.description | jsonify}}
   annotations:
     github.com/project-slug: {{cookiecutter.destination.owner + "/" + cookiecutter.destination.repo}}
-    backstage.io/techdocs-ref: url:{{cookiecutter.destination.host + "/" + cookiecutter.destination.owner + "/" + cookiecutter.destination.repo}}
+    backstage.io/techdocs-ref: url:{{"https://" + cookiecutter.destination.host + "/" + cookiecutter.destination.owner + "/" + cookiecutter.destination.repo}}
 spec:
   type: website
   lifecycle: experimental
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/react-ssr-template/skeleton/catalog-info.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/react-ssr-template/skeleton/catalog-info.yaml
index 4e23c5ee91..bac97e4bea 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/react-ssr-template/skeleton/catalog-info.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/react-ssr-template/skeleton/catalog-info.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   description: {{cookiecutter.description | jsonify}}
   annotations:
     github.com/project-slug: {{cookiecutter.destination.owner + "/" + cookiecutter.destination.repo}}
-    backstage.io/techdocs-ref: url:{{cookiecutter.destination.host + "/" + cookiecutter.destination.owner + "/" + cookiecutter.destination.repo}}
+    backstage.io/techdocs-ref: url:{{"https://" + cookiecutter.destination.host + "/" + cookiecutter.destination.owner + "/" + cookiecutter.destination.repo}}
 spec:
   type: website
   lifecycle: experimental
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/springboot-grpc-template/skeleton/catalog-info.yaml b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/springboot-grpc-template/skeleton/catalog-info.yaml
index 61e850255c..aeae2f816a 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/springboot-grpc-template/skeleton/catalog-info.yaml
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/sample-templates/springboot-grpc-template/skeleton/catalog-info.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   description: {{cookiecutter.description | jsonify}}
   annotations:
     github.com/project-slug: {{cookiecutter.destination.owner + "/" + cookiecutter.destination.repo}}
-    backstage.io/techdocs-ref: url:{{cookiecutter.destination.host + "/" + cookiecutter.destination.owner + "/" + cookiecutter.destination.repo}}
+    backstage.io/techdocs-ref: url:{{"https://" + cookiecutter.destination.host + "/" + cookiecutter.destination.owner + "/" + cookiecutter.destination.repo}}
 spec:
   type: service
   lifecycle: experimental