diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/modeling.js.jsx b/app/assets/javascripts/modeling.js.jsx
index 89a4d93e..142a1793 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/modeling.js.jsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/modeling.js.jsx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ var Neopia = (function($, I18n) {
       if (!host) {
         throw "neopia-host meta tag exists, but is empty";
       }
-      Neopia.API_URL = "http://" + host + "/api/1";
+      Neopia.API_URL = "//" + host + "/api/1";
     }
   };