diff --git a/config/module/detect.go b/config/module/detect.go
index 36a34632f3..0021c0a9f6 100644
--- a/config/module/detect.go
+++ b/config/module/detect.go
@@ -48,9 +48,16 @@ func Detect(src string, pwd string) (string, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Preserve the forced getter if it exists
+		var detectForce string
+		detectForce, result = getForcedGetter(result)
+
+		// Preserve the forced getter if it exists. We try to use the
+		// original set force first, followed by any force set by the
+		// detector.
 		if getForce != "" {
 			result = fmt.Sprintf("%s::%s", getForce, result)
+		} else if detectForce != "" {
+			result = fmt.Sprintf("%s::%s", detectForce, result)
 		}
 
 		return result, nil
diff --git a/config/module/detect_test.go b/config/module/detect_test.go
index 5fdf5dc74f..8f62f6618b 100644
--- a/config/module/detect_test.go
+++ b/config/module/detect_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ func TestDetect(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{"./foo", "/foo", "file:///foo/foo", false},
 		{"git::./foo", "/foo", "git::file:///foo/foo", false},
+		{"git::github.com/hashicorp/foo", "", "git::https://github.com/hashicorp/foo.git", false},
 	}
 
 	for i, tc := range cases {