diff --git a/examples/app/main.go b/examples/app/main.go
index fdcd8d9e..2b79ed65 100644
--- a/examples/app/main.go
+++ b/examples/app/main.go
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ func main() {
 	clientSecret := fs.String("client-secret", "ZXhhbXBsZS1hcHAtc2VjcmV0", "")
 	caFile := fs.String("trusted-ca-file", "", "the TLS CA file, if empty then the host's root CA will be used")
 
+	certFile := fs.String("tls-cert-file", "", "the TLS cert file. If empty, the app will listen on HTTP")
+	keyFile := fs.String("tls-key-file", "", "the TLS key file. If empty, the app will listen on HTTP")
+
 	discovery := fs.String("discovery", "http://127.0.0.1:5556", "")
 	logDebug := fs.Bool("log-debug", false, "log debug-level information")
 	logTimestamps := fs.Bool("log-timestamps", false, "prefix log lines with timestamps")
@@ -70,6 +73,16 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("Unable to parse host from --listen flag: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	redirectURLParsed, err := url.Parse(*redirectURL)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("Unable to parse url from --redirect-url flag: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	useTLS := *keyFile != "" && *certFile != ""
+	if useTLS && (redirectURLParsed.Scheme != "https" || l.Scheme != "https") {
+		log.Fatalf("TLS Cert File and Key File were provided. Ensure the listen and redirect URL are using HTTPS.")
+	}
+
 	cc := oidc.ClientCredentials{
 		ID:     *clientID,
 		Secret: *clientSecret,
@@ -117,10 +130,6 @@ func main() {
 
 	client.SyncProviderConfig(*discovery)
 
-	redirectURLParsed, err := url.Parse(*redirectURL)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Unable to parse url from --redirect-url flag: %v", err)
-	}
 	hdlr := NewClientHandler(client, *discovery, *redirectURLParsed)
 	httpsrv := &http.Server{
 		Addr:    fmt.Sprintf(":%s", p),
@@ -128,7 +137,13 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	log.Infof("Binding to %s...", httpsrv.Addr)
-	log.Fatal(httpsrv.ListenAndServe())
+
+	if useTLS {
+		log.Info("Key and cert file provided. Using TLS")
+		log.Fatal(httpsrv.ListenAndServeTLS(*certFile, *keyFile))
+	} else {
+		log.Fatal(httpsrv.ListenAndServe())
+	}
 }
 
 func NewClientHandler(c *oidc.Client, issuer string, cbURL url.URL) http.Handler {