diff --git a/install/fedora-installation-guide.md b/install/fedora-installation-guide.md
index 3979a6f03c..6f17311be1 100644
--- a/install/fedora-installation-guide.md
+++ b/install/fedora-installation-guide.md
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@ For more information on installing Docker please refer to the
 
 2. Install the Kata Containers components with the following commands:
 
+  **Note:** The repository redirects the download content to use `http`, be aware that this installation channel is not secure.
 ```bash
 $ source /etc/os-release
 $ sudo -E VERSION_ID=$VERSION_ID dnf config-manager --add-repo \
-https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/katacontainers:/release/Fedora\_$VERSION_ID/home:katacontainers:release.repo
+http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/katacontainers:/release/Fedora\_$VERSION_ID/home:katacontainers:release.repo
 $ sudo -E dnf -y install kata-runtime kata-proxy kata-shim
 ```
 
diff --git a/install/ubuntu-installation-guide.md b/install/ubuntu-installation-guide.md
index 7bf04df9e4..71c3f98aaf 100644
--- a/install/ubuntu-installation-guide.md
+++ b/install/ubuntu-installation-guide.md
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ For more information on installing Docker please refer to the
 
 2. Install the Kata Containers components with the following commands:
 
+  **Note:** The repository is downloading content using `http`, be aware that this installation channel is not secure.
 ```bash
-$ sudo sh -c "echo 'deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/katacontainers:/release/xUbuntu_$(lsb_release -rs)/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kata-containers.list"
-$ curl -sL  https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/katacontainers:/release/xUbuntu_$(lsb_release -rs)/Release.key | sudo apt-key add -
+$ sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/katacontainers:/release/xUbuntu_$(lsb_release -rs)/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kata-containers.list"
+$ curl -sL  http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/katacontainers:/release/xUbuntu_$(lsb_release -rs)/Release.key | sudo apt-key add -
 $ sudo -E apt-get update
 $ sudo -E apt-get -y install kata-runtime kata-proxy kata-shim
 ```