diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be34a243..ff1a9780 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -244,9 +244,9 @@ path_filter_fat = True			; replace FAT file system unsafe characters in filename
 path_filter_special = False		; replace special characters in filenames with _
 
 [musicbrainz]
-server = http://musicbrainz.org:80	; use MusicBrainz server at host[:port]
-# use https as scheme if connecting to a https server. Example below:
-# server = https://example.com:1234
+server = https://musicbrainz.org	; use MusicBrainz server at host[:port]
+# use http as scheme if connecting to a plain http server. Example below:
+# server = http://example.com:8080
 
 [drive:HL-20]
 defeats_cache = True			; whether the drive is capable of defeating the audio cache
diff --git a/whipper/command/main.py b/whipper/command/main.py
index 6c27fbb5..0b986920 100644
--- a/whipper/command/main.py
+++ b/whipper/command/main.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 def main():
     server = config.Config().get_musicbrainz_server()
-    https_enabled = True if server['scheme'] == 'https' else False
+    https_enabled = server['scheme'] == 'https'
     try:
         musicbrainzngs.set_hostname(server['netloc'], https_enabled)
     # Parameter 'use_https' is missing in versions of musicbrainzngs < 0.7