diff --git a/JellyfinPlayer/Views/BasicAppSettingsView.swift b/JellyfinPlayer/Views/BasicAppSettingsView.swift
index 286f2163..ed73b75f 100644
--- a/JellyfinPlayer/Views/BasicAppSettingsView.swift
+++ b/JellyfinPlayer/Views/BasicAppSettingsView.swift
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct BasicAppSettingsView: View {
     @State var resetTapped: Bool = false
     
     @Default(.appAppearance) var appAppearance
+    @Default(.defaultHTTPScheme) var defaultHTTPScheme
     
     var body: some View {
         Form {
@@ -33,6 +34,16 @@ struct BasicAppSettingsView: View {
                 Text("Accessibility")
             }
             
+            Section {
+                Picker("Default Scheme", selection: $defaultHTTPScheme) {
+                    ForEach(HTTPScheme.allCases, id: \.self) { scheme in
+                        Text("\(scheme.rawValue)")
+                    }
+                }
+            } header: {
+                Text("Networking")
+            }
+            
             Button {
                 resetTapped = true
             } label: {
diff --git a/JellyfinPlayer/Views/ConnectToServerView.swift b/JellyfinPlayer/Views/ConnectToServerView.swift
index eb546920..f44975d6 100644
--- a/JellyfinPlayer/Views/ConnectToServerView.swift
+++ b/JellyfinPlayer/Views/ConnectToServerView.swift
@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@
  * Copyright 2021 Aiden Vigue & Jellyfin Contributors
  */
 
-import SwiftUI
+import Defaults
 import Stinsen
+import SwiftUI
 
 struct ConnectToServerView: View {
     
     @StateObject var viewModel: ConnectToServerViewModel
     @State var uri = ""
     
+    @Default(.defaultHTTPScheme) var defaultHTTPScheme
+    
     var body: some View {
         List {
             Section {
@@ -21,6 +24,11 @@ struct ConnectToServerView: View {
                     .disableAutocorrection(true)
                     .autocapitalization(.none)
                     .keyboardType(.URL)
+                    .onAppear {
+                        if uri == "" {
+                            uri = "\(defaultHTTPScheme.rawValue)://"
+                        }
+                    }
                 
                 if viewModel.isLoading {
                     Button(role: .destructive) {
diff --git a/Shared/Objects/HTTPScheme.swift b/Shared/Objects/HTTPScheme.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..28152234
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Shared/Objects/HTTPScheme.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//
+ /* 
+  * SwiftFin is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+  * License, v2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+  * file, you can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+  *
+  * Copyright 2021 Aiden Vigue & Jellyfin Contributors
+  */
+
+import Defaults
+import Foundation
+
+enum HTTPScheme: String, Defaults.Serializable, CaseIterable {
+    case http
+    case https
+}
diff --git a/Shared/Singleton/SessionManager.swift b/Shared/Singleton/SessionManager.swift
index d803e8ac..d5fdd1c0 100644
--- a/Shared/Singleton/SessionManager.swift
+++ b/Shared/Singleton/SessionManager.swift
@@ -58,10 +58,14 @@ final class SessionManager {
     
     // Connects to a server at the given uri, storing if successful
     func connectToServer(with uri: String) -> AnyPublisher<SwiftfinStore.State.Server, Error> {
-        var uri = uri
-        if !uri.contains("http") {
-            uri = "https://" + uri
+        var uriComponents = URLComponents(string: uri) ?? URLComponents()
+        
+        if uriComponents.scheme == nil {
+            uriComponents.scheme = SwiftfinStore.Defaults.suite[.defaultHTTPScheme].rawValue
         }
+        
+        var uri = uriComponents.string ?? ""
+        
         if uri.last == "/" {
             uri = String(uri.dropLast())
         }
diff --git a/Shared/SwiftfinStore/SwiftfinStoreDefaults.swift b/Shared/SwiftfinStore/SwiftfinStoreDefaults.swift
index 53ce5f84..ab6a28d0 100644
--- a/Shared/SwiftfinStore/SwiftfinStoreDefaults.swift
+++ b/Shared/SwiftfinStore/SwiftfinStoreDefaults.swift
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ extension SwiftfinStore {
 extension Defaults.Keys {
     static let lastServerUserID = Defaults.Key<String?>("lastServerUserID", suite: SwiftfinStore.Defaults.suite)
     
+    static let defaultHTTPScheme = Key<HTTPScheme>("defaultHTTPScheme", default: .http, suite: SwiftfinStore.Defaults.suite)
     static let inNetworkBandwidth = Key<Int>("InNetworkBandwidth", default: 40_000_000, suite: SwiftfinStore.Defaults.suite)
     static let outOfNetworkBandwidth = Key<Int>("OutOfNetworkBandwidth", default: 40_000_000, suite: SwiftfinStore.Defaults.suite)
     static let isAutoSelectSubtitles = Key<Bool>("isAutoSelectSubtitles", default: false, suite: SwiftfinStore.Defaults.suite)