WSUS only in https - windows

I have configured my WSUS server on Windows Server 2012 R2, and I want all the communications between the server and the clients in HTTPS.
The problem is even after a proper IIS configuration with HTTPS only activated. The clients seem to try to communicate with both HTTP and HTTPS. More precisely BITS seems to cause this problem.
So is there anyone of you who have managed to fix this issue?
Thanks

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http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg1PK55330
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