diff --git a/core/kazoo_attachments/src/kz_att_ftp.erl b/core/kazoo_attachments/src/kz_att_ftp.erl
index d0eab4ff24b..1ba05346ddd 100644
--- a/core/kazoo_attachments/src/kz_att_ftp.erl
+++ b/core/kazoo_attachments/src/kz_att_ftp.erl
@@ -82,14 +82,14 @@ fetch_attachment(HandlerProps, DbName, DocId, AName) ->
           'ok' | {'error', binary(), binary() | atom() | term()}.
 send_request(Url, Contents) ->
     case http_uri:parse(kz_term:to_list(Url)) of
-        {'ok',{'ftp', UserPass, Host, Port, FullPath,_Query}} ->
-            send_request(Host, Port, UserPass, FullPath, Contents);
+        {'ok',{Scheme, UserPass, Host, Port, FullPath,_Query}} ->
+            send_request(Scheme, Host, Port, UserPass, FullPath, Contents);
         _ -> {'error', <<"error parsing url: ", Url/binary>>}
     end.
 
--spec send_request(string(), integer(), string(), string(), binary()) ->
+-spec send_request(string(), string(), integer(), string(), string(), binary()) ->
           'ok' | {'error', binary() | atom() | term()}.
-send_request(Host, Port, UserPass, FullPath, Contents) ->
+send_request(Scheme, Host, Port, UserPass, FullPath, Contents) ->
     {User, Pass} = case string:tokens(UserPass, ":") of
                        [U, P] -> {U, P};
                        _ -> ftp_anonymous_user_pass()
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ send_request(Host, Port, UserPass, FullPath, Contents) ->
     Dir = filename:dirname(FullPath),
     File = filename:basename(FullPath),
     try
-        Options = [{'port', Port}],
-        case ftp:open(Host, Options) of
+        case ftp:open(Host, get_options(Scheme, Port)) of
             {'ok', Pid} ->
                 Routines = [fun() -> ftp:user(Pid, User, Pass) end
                            ,fun() -> ftp:type(Pid, 'binary') end
@@ -119,6 +118,13 @@ send_request(Host, Port, UserPass, FullPath, Contents) ->
             {'error', Err}
     end.
 
+get_options('ftp', Port) ->
+    [{'port', Port}];
+get_options('ftps', Port) ->
+    [{'port', Port}
+    ,{'tls', []}
+    ].
+
 -spec ftp_cmds(list()) -> 'ok' | {'error', any()}.
 ftp_cmds([]) -> 'ok';
 ftp_cmds([Fun|Funs]) ->
diff --git a/core/kazoo_schemas/src/kz_json_schema_extensions.erl b/core/kazoo_schemas/src/kz_json_schema_extensions.erl
index 825c3bede85..7412d4d5fef 100644
--- a/core/kazoo_schemas/src/kz_json_schema_extensions.erl
+++ b/core/kazoo_schemas/src/kz_json_schema_extensions.erl
@@ -239,13 +239,22 @@ is_valid_scheme(<<"http">>) -> 'true';
 is_valid_scheme(<<"https">>) -> 'true';
 is_valid_scheme(_) -> 'false'.
 
-is_valid_ftp_url({'ok',{'ftp', _UserPass, Host, _Port, _FullPath,_Query}}) ->
+is_valid_ftp_url({'ok',{'ftp', _UserPass, Host, _Port, _FullPath, _Query}}) ->
     is_valid_host(kz_term:to_binary(Host));
+is_valid_ftp_url({'ok',{'ftps', UserPass, Host, _Port, _FullPath, _Query}}) ->
+    lists:all(fun is_valid_url_part/1
+             ,[{fun is_valid_ftp_userpass/1, string:tokens(UserPass, ":")}
+              ,{fun is_valid_host/1, kz_term:to_binary(Host)}
+              ]
+             );
 is_valid_ftp_url(<<URL/binary>>) ->
     is_valid_ftp_url(http_uri:parse(kz_term:to_list(URL)));
 is_valid_ftp_url(_URL) ->
     'false'.
 
+is_valid_ftp_userpass([_User, _Pass]) -> 'true';
+is_valid_ftp_userpass(_) -> 'false'.
+
 -spec is_valid_host(kz_http_util:location()) -> boolean().
 is_valid_host(<<Host/binary>>) ->
     is_valid_host(kz_term:to_lower_binary(Host), kz_network_utils:is_ip(Host));