diff --git a/defaults/serverConfig/defaults.yaml b/defaults/serverConfig/defaults.yaml
index 6c114753..08309569 100644
--- a/defaults/serverConfig/defaults.yaml
+++ b/defaults/serverConfig/defaults.yaml
@@ -185,8 +185,9 @@ components:
   zss:
     # section used to define a connection to a server that can handle native or high privilege commands that the app server cannot
     agent:
-      http: "${{ function a(){ if (components.zss.tls == false && components.zss.port) { return { port: components.zss.port }; } else { return undefined; } }; a() }}"
-      https: "${{ function a(){ if (components.zss.tls != false && components.zss.port) { return { port: components.zss.port }; } else { return undefined; } }; a() }}"
+      http: "${{ function a(){ if ((components.zss.tls == false) || (components.zss.zowe?.network?.server?.tls?.attls == true) || ((components.zss.zowe?.network?.server?.tls?.attls == undefined) && (zowe.network.server.tls.attls == true))) && components.zss.port) { return { port: components.zss.port }; } else { return undefined; } }; a() }}"
+      https:
+        port: "${{ function a(){ if ((components.zss.tls != false) || (components.zss.zowe?.network?.server?.tls?.attls == false) || ((components.zss.zowe?.network?.server?.tls?.attls == undefined) && (zowe.network.server.tls.attls != true))) && components.zss.port) { return components.zss.port; } else { return undefined; } }; a() }}"
       host: "${{ function a(){ if (components.zss.tls != false && process.env.ZWE_haInstance_hostname) { return process.env.ZWE_haInstance_hostname; } }; a() }}"
       mediationLayer:
         enabled: "${{ components['app-server'].node.mediationLayer.enabled }}"