diff --git a/infra/cert.tf b/infra/cert.tf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9dc1afb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infra/cert.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Here is the TLS cert that we create for the alpha cluster
+
+resource "aws_acm_certificate" "sample" {
+  domain_name   = "sample.project-athens.xyz"
+  validation_method = "DNS"
+}
+
+resource "aws_acm_certificate_validation" "sample" {
+  certificate_arn = aws_acm_certificate.sample.arn
+  validation_record_fqdns = [ aws_route53_record.project-athens-record["2"].fqdn ]
+}
diff --git a/infra/load-balancer.tf b/infra/load-balancer.tf
index 3d382d2..f0b92b0 100644
--- a/infra/load-balancer.tf
+++ b/infra/load-balancer.tf
@@ -25,10 +25,13 @@ resource "aws_lb_target_group" "alpha_cluster" {
   vpc_id = aws_vpc.athens_vpc.id
 }
 
-resource "aws_lb_listener" "http" {
+resource "aws_lb_listener" "https" {
     load_balancer_arn = aws_lb.alpha.arn
-    port = 80
-    protocol = "HTTP"
+    port            = 443
+    protocol        = "HTTPS"
+    ssl_policy      = "ELBSecurityPolicy-2016-08"
+
+    certificate_arn = aws_acm_certificate_validation.sample.certificate_arn
     default_action {
       type = "forward"
       target_group_arn = aws_lb_target_group.alpha_cluster.arn