diff --git a/pluginHandler.js b/pluginHandler.js
index 6843c803..9eeeae57 100644
--- a/pluginHandler.js
+++ b/pluginHandler.js
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ module.exports.pluginHandler = function (parent) {
                 if (force_url != null) dl_url = force_url;
                 var url = require('url');
                 var q = url.parse(dl_url, true);
-                var http = (q.protocol == "http") ? require('http') : require('https');
+                var http = (q.protocol == "http:") ? require('http') : require('https');
                 var opts = {
                     path: q.pathname,
                     host: q.hostname,
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ module.exports.pluginHandler = function (parent) {
                 if (plugin.versionHistoryUrl == null) reject("No version history available for this plugin.");
                 var url = require('url');
                 var q = url.parse(plugin.versionHistoryUrl, true);
-                var http = (q.protocol == 'http') ? require('http') : require('https');
+                var http = (q.protocol == 'http:') ? require('http') : require('https');
                 var opts = {
                     path: q.pathname,
                     host: q.hostname,