diff --git a/src/request-api.js b/src/request-api.js
index c79648873..b1bd8cfaf 100644
--- a/src/request-api.js
+++ b/src/request-api.js
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ function requestAPI (config, path, args, qs, files, buffer, cb) {
 
   const opts = {
     method: files ? 'POST' : 'GET',
+    protocol: 'http:',
     uri: `http://${config.host}:${config.port}${config['api-path']}${path}`,
     qs: qs,
     useQuerystring: true,