diff --git a/www/squid/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Proxy/Proxy.xml b/www/squid/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Proxy/Proxy.xml
index d28a9ab21..ec89d9682 100644
--- a/www/squid/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Proxy/Proxy.xml
+++ b/www/squid/src/opnsense/mvc/app/models/OPNsense/Proxy/Proxy.xml
@@ -362,12 +362,14 @@
                     </OptionValues>
                 </youtube>
                 <safePorts type="CSVListField">
-                    <default>80:http,21:ftp,443:https,70:gopher,210:wais,1025-65535:unregistered ports,280:http-mgmt,488:gss-http,591:filemaker,777:multiling http</default>
+                    <Default>80:http,21:ftp,443:https,70:gopher,210:wais,1025-65535:unregistered ports,280:http-mgmt,488:gss-http,591:filemaker,777:multiling http</Default>
                     <mask>/^([ \-0-9a-zA-Z:,])*/u</mask>
                     <Required>Y</Required>
                 </safePorts>
                 <sslPorts type="CSVListField">
+                    <Default>443:https</Default>
                     <Mask>/^([ \-0-9a-zA-Z:,])*/u</Mask>
+                    <Required>Y</Required>
                 </sslPorts>
                 <remoteACLs>
                     <blacklists>
diff --git a/www/squid/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Proxy/squid.conf b/www/squid/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Proxy/squid.conf
index 9574a9ae5..b5e8e9194 100644
--- a/www/squid/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Proxy/squid.conf
+++ b/www/squid/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Proxy/squid.conf
@@ -219,12 +219,9 @@ acl blockmimetypes_requests req_mime_type {{element}}
 {% endif %}
 
 # ACL - SSL ports, default are configured in config.xml
-# Configured SSL ports (if defaults are not listed, then they have been removed from the configuration!):
-{% if helpers.exists('OPNsense.proxy.forward.acl.sslPorts') %}
-{%  for element in OPNsense.proxy.forward.acl.sslPorts.split(",") %}
+{% for element in OPNsense.proxy.forward.acl.sslPorts.split(",") %}
 acl SSL_ports port {{element.split(":")[0]}} # {{element.split(":")[1]|default('unknown')}}
-{%  endfor %}
-{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}
 
 # Default Safe ports are now defined in config.xml
 # ACL - Safe_ports