diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 46231ac35..44102f050 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- `tt cluster publish` / `tt cluster show`: fix a connection timeout to an
+  `https://` Tarantool Config Storage or etcd endpoint with SSL enabled but no
+  client certificate configured.
+
 ## [2.14.0] - 2026-08-06
 
 This release introduces cluster backup and restore: `tt backup` plans a
diff --git a/lib/cluster/etcd.go b/lib/cluster/etcd.go
index 0b77faa53..12f4639d3 100644
--- a/lib/cluster/etcd.go
+++ b/lib/cluster/etcd.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type EtcdOpts struct {
 func ConnectEtcd(opts EtcdOpts) (*clientv3.Client, error) {
 	var tlsConfig *tls.Config = nil
 	if opts.KeyFile != "" || opts.CertFile != "" || opts.CaFile != "" ||
-		opts.CaPath != "" || opts.SkipHostVerify {
+		opts.CaPath != "" || opts.SkipHostVerify || hasSecureEndpoint(opts.Endpoints) {
 
 		tlsInfo := transport.TLSInfo{
 			CertFile:      opts.CertFile,
@@ -89,6 +89,17 @@ func ConnectEtcd(opts EtcdOpts) (*clientv3.Client, error) {
 	})
 }
 
+// hasSecureEndpoint returns true if any of the endpoints uses the "https"
+// scheme.
+func hasSecureEndpoint(endpoints []string) bool {
+	for _, endpoint := range endpoints {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(endpoint, "https://") {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // EtcdGetter is the interface that wraps get from etcd method.
 type EtcdGetter interface {
 	// Get retrieves key-value pairs for a key.
diff --git a/lib/cluster/etcd_internal_test.go b/lib/cluster/etcd_internal_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be4d05e6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cluster/etcd_internal_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package cluster
+
+import "testing"
+
+func TestHasSecureEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name      string
+		endpoints []string
+		expected  bool
+	}{
+		{"empty", nil, false},
+		{"plain http", []string{"http://localhost:2379"}, false},
+		{"plain no scheme", []string{"localhost:2379"}, false},
+		{"single https", []string{"https://localhost:2379"}, true},
+		{"mixed", []string{"http://localhost:2379", "https://localhost:2380"}, true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := hasSecureEndpoint(tc.endpoints); got != tc.expected {
+				t.Errorf("hasSecureEndpoint(%v) = %v, want %v", tc.endpoints, got, tc.expected)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/lib/cluster/tarantool.go b/lib/cluster/tarantool.go
index 68797b383..2fac00ff2 100644
--- a/lib/cluster/tarantool.go
+++ b/lib/cluster/tarantool.go
@@ -581,6 +581,11 @@ func ConnectTarantool(uriOpts libconnect.UriOpts,
 		SslCaFile:   uriOpts.CaFile,
 		SslCiphers:  uriOpts.Ciphers,
 	}
+	if uriOpts.Scheme == "https" {
+		// The "https" scheme means the user explicitly requested a secure
+		// connection, even if no ssl_* URI parameters were passed.
+		dialOpts.Transport = "ssl"
+	}
 
 	dialer, err := dial.New(dialOpts)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/lib/connect/uri.go b/lib/connect/uri.go
index 3c9f351b1..eb125f031 100644
--- a/lib/connect/uri.go
+++ b/lib/connect/uri.go
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ const (
 type UriOpts struct {
 	// Endpoint is a an endpoint to connect: [scheme://]host[:port].
 	Endpoint string
+	// Scheme is a scheme part of the URI (e.g. "tcp", "https").
+	Scheme string
 	// Host is a an address to connect: host[:port].
 	Host string
 	// Prefix is a configuration prefix.
@@ -235,6 +237,7 @@ func parseUriOpts(uri *url.URL) (UriOpts, error) {
 	opts := UriOpts{
 		Endpoint: endpoint.String(),
 		Host:     uri.Host,
+		Scheme:   uri.Scheme,
 		Prefix:   uri.Path,
 		Tag:      uri.Fragment,
 		Username: uri.User.Username(),
diff --git a/lib/connect/uri_test.go b/lib/connect/uri_test.go
index ae72d08ad..8eabb79cc 100644
--- a/lib/connect/uri_test.go
+++ b/lib/connect/uri_test.go
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
 			},
@@ -294,6 +295,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost:3013",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost:3013",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost:3013",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
 			},
@@ -303,6 +305,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://user@localhost",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				Username: "user",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
@@ -313,6 +316,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://user:pass@localhost",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				Username: "user",
 				Password: "pass",
@@ -324,6 +328,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost/",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				Prefix:   "/",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
@@ -334,6 +339,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost/prefix",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				Prefix:   "/prefix",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
@@ -344,6 +350,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost/prefix#Fragment",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				Prefix:   "/prefix",
 				Tag:      "Fragment",
@@ -355,6 +362,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost#Fragment",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				Tag:      "Fragment",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
@@ -365,6 +373,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost/prefix?key=anykey",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				Prefix:   "/prefix",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
@@ -376,6 +385,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost/prefix?name=anyname",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				Prefix:   "/prefix",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
@@ -387,6 +397,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost?name=anyname#Fragment",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				Tag:      "Fragment",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
@@ -398,6 +409,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost/prefix?name=",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				Prefix:   "/prefix",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
@@ -409,6 +421,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost?ssl_key_file=/any/kfile",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				KeyFile:  "/any/kfile",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
@@ -419,6 +432,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost?ssl_cert_file=/any/certfile",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				CertFile: "/any/certfile",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
@@ -429,6 +443,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost?ssl_ca_path=/any/capath",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				CaPath:   "/any/capath",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
@@ -439,6 +454,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost?ssl_ca_file=/any/cafile",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				CaFile:   "/any/cafile",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
@@ -449,6 +465,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost?verify_peer=true&verify_host=true",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
 			},
@@ -458,6 +475,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost?verify_peer=&verify_host=",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
 			},
@@ -467,6 +485,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost?verify_peer=false",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint:       "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:         "scheme",
 				Host:           "localhost",
 				SkipPeerVerify: true,
 				Timeout:        defaultTimeout,
@@ -482,6 +501,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost?verify_host=false",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint:       "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:         "scheme",
 				Host:           "localhost",
 				SkipHostVerify: true,
 				Timeout:        defaultTimeout,
@@ -497,6 +517,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost?timeout=5.5",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				Timeout:  time.Duration(float64(5.5) * float64(time.Second)),
 			},
@@ -506,6 +527,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 			Url: "scheme://localhost?timeout=",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint: "scheme://localhost",
+				Scheme:   "scheme",
 				Host:     "localhost",
 				Timeout:  defaultTimeout,
 			},
@@ -526,6 +548,7 @@ func TestParseUriOpts(t *testing.T) {
 				"#Fragment",
 			Opts: connect.UriOpts{
 				Endpoint:       "scheme://localhost:2012",
+				Scheme:         "scheme",
 				Host:           "localhost:2012",
 				Prefix:         "/prefix",
 				Tag:            "Fragment",