diff --git a/dask_jobqueue/core.py b/dask_jobqueue/core.py
index cd4219d7..7a973882 100644
--- a/dask_jobqueue/core.py
+++ b/dask_jobqueue/core.py
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ def __init__(
         scheduler_cls=Scheduler,  # Use local scheduler for now
         # Options for both scheduler and workers
         interface=None,
-        protocol="tcp://",
+        protocol=None,
         # Job keywords
         config_name=None,
         **job_kwargs
@@ -500,6 +500,9 @@ def __init__(
                 "jobqueue.%s.scheduler-options" % config_name, {}
             )
 
+        if protocol is None and security is not None:
+            protocol = "tls://"
+
         default_scheduler_options = {
             "protocol": protocol,
             "dashboard_address": ":8787",
diff --git a/dask_jobqueue/tests/test_jobqueue_core.py b/dask_jobqueue/tests/test_jobqueue_core.py
index 3290e94b..b616392c 100644
--- a/dask_jobqueue/tests/test_jobqueue_core.py
+++ b/dask_jobqueue/tests/test_jobqueue_core.py
@@ -433,6 +433,7 @@ def test_security():
         assert cluster.security == security
         assert cluster.scheduler_spec["options"]["security"] == security
         job_script = cluster.job_script()
+        assert "tls://" in job_script
         assert "--tls-key {}".format(key) in job_script
         assert "--tls-cert {}".format(cert) in job_script
         assert "--tls-ca-file {}".format(cert) in job_script
@@ -442,3 +443,6 @@ def test_security():
             future = client.submit(lambda x: x + 1, 10)
             result = future.result()
             assert result == 11
+
+    with LocalCluster(cores=1, memory="1GB", security=security) as cluster:
+        assert "tls://" in job_script