https fails for java sdk for aws-s3

Question

I am using java sdks for was to connect to s3 over https protocol. O have the following.

ClientConfiguration clientconf = new ClientConfiguration();
      clientconf.setProtocol(Protocol.HTTPS);
      s3client = new AmazonS3Client(creds,clientconf);
      Logger.log("Getting bucket/key properties");
      bucket = props.getProperty("S3Repository.bucket");
      sequenceNumberKey = props.getProperty("S3Repository.sequenceNumberKey");
      Logger.log("Initialized s3 repository. bucket="+bucket+", sequenceNumberKey="+sequenceNumberKey);
   }

but I get the following error :

[11 Jun 15:11:18 S3SequenceNumberManager]: [REMOVETHIS] s3repository : com.netvention.apps.metadataadmin.repository.S3Repository@2a01dba5 [11 Jun 15:14:41 S3Repository]: Unable to execute HTTP request: connect timed out ***Error [11 Jun 15:14:41 S3SequenceNumberManager]: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to execute HTTP request: connect timed out

It still tries to connect over http ? what am i doing wrong ?