diff --git a/utils/core.js b/utils/core.js
index 8c58378..835da38 100644
--- a/utils/core.js
+++ b/utils/core.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export default function get(url){
+function get(url){
   return fetch(url)
     .then((response) => response.json());
 }
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export default function get(url){
 export default function searchFor(query, offset){
   const apiKey = 'api-key';
   const requestUrl = (
-    `http://content.guardianapis.com/search?show-elements=all&show-blocks=body&show-fields=lastModified,byline,headline,trailText,thumbnail,body&page-size=20&page=${ offset }&q=${ query }&type=article&api-key=${ apiKey }&order-by=newest`
+    `https://content.guardianapis.com/search?show-elements=all&show-blocks=body&show-fields=lastModified,byline,headline,trailText,thumbnail,body&page-size=20&page=${ offset }&q=${ query }&type=article&api-key=${ apiKey }&order-by=newest`
   );
 
   return get(requestUrl)