diff --git a/src/http.c b/src/http.c
index c1b575d4..3084e642 100644
--- a/src/http.c
+++ b/src/http.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ http_stream_setup(char **stream, const char *url)
 	  line = pos;
 	}
 
-      if (strncasecmp(line, "http://", strlen("http://")) == 0)
+      if (net_is_http_or_https(line))
 	{
 	  DPRINTF(E_DBG, L_HTTP, "Found internet playlist stream (line %d): %s\n", n, line);
 
diff --git a/src/httpd_jsonapi.c b/src/httpd_jsonapi.c
index b1c500c3..c94802a3 100644
--- a/src/httpd_jsonapi.c
+++ b/src/httpd_jsonapi.c
@@ -2184,9 +2184,7 @@ queue_item_to_json(struct db_queue_item *queue_item, char shuffle)
       safe_json_add_string(item, "uri", queue_item->path);
     }
 
-  if (queue_item->artwork_url
-      && (strncmp(queue_item->artwork_url, "http://", strlen("http://")) == 0
-	  || strncmp(queue_item->artwork_url, "https://", strlen("https://")) == 0))
+  if (queue_item->artwork_url && net_is_http_or_https(queue_item->artwork_url))
     {
       // The queue item contains a valid http url for an artwork image, there is no need
       // for the client to request the image through the server artwork handler.
diff --git a/src/library/filescanner.c b/src/library/filescanner.c
index 77b5d32e..a72c7f80 100644
--- a/src/library/filescanner.c
+++ b/src/library/filescanner.c
@@ -1775,7 +1775,7 @@ queue_item_stream_add(const char *path, int position, char reshuffle, uint32_t i
 static int
 queue_item_add(const char *uri, int position, char reshuffle, uint32_t item_id, int *count, int *new_item_id)
 {
-  if (strncasecmp(uri, "http://", strlen("http://")) == 0 || strncasecmp(uri, "https://", strlen("https://")) == 0)
+  if (net_is_http_or_https(uri))
     {
       queue_item_stream_add(uri, position, reshuffle, item_id, count, new_item_id);
       return LIBRARY_OK;
@@ -1941,7 +1941,7 @@ playlist_add_files(FILE *fp, int pl_id, const char *virtual_path)
 	  DPRINTF(E_DBG, L_SCAN, "Item '%s' added to playlist (id = %d)\n", dbmfi.path, pl_id);
 	}
     }
-  else if (strncasecmp(virtual_path, "/http://", strlen("/http://")) == 0 || strncasecmp(virtual_path, "/https://", strlen("/https://")) == 0)
+  else if (virtual_path[0] != '\0' && net_is_http_or_https(virtual_path + 1))
     {
       path = (virtual_path + 1);
 
diff --git a/src/library/filescanner_playlist.c b/src/library/filescanner_playlist.c
index 8eab96cc..cb985838 100644
--- a/src/library/filescanner_playlist.c
+++ b/src/library/filescanner_playlist.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ scan_playlist(const char *file, time_t mtime, int dir_id)
 	continue;
 
       // URLs and playlists will be added to library, tracks should already be there
-      if (strncasecmp(path, "http://", 7) == 0 || strncasecmp(path, "https://", 8) == 0)
+      if (net_is_http_or_https(path))
 	ret = process_url(pl_id, path, &mfi);
       else if (playlist_type(path) != PLAYLIST_UNKNOWN)
 	ret = process_nested_playlist(pl_id, path);
diff --git a/src/library/rssscanner.c b/src/library/rssscanner.c
index 8f035c7e..88b63dbb 100644
--- a/src/library/rssscanner.c
+++ b/src/library/rssscanner.c
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ rss_add(const char *path)
 {
   int ret;
 
-  if (strncmp(path, "http://", 7) != 0 && strncmp(path, "https://", 8) != 0)
+  if (!net_is_http_or_https(path))
     {
       DPRINTF(E_SPAM, L_LIB, "Invalid RSS path '%s'\n", path);
       return LIBRARY_PATH_INVALID;
diff --git a/src/misc.c b/src/misc.c
index 4511dabe..2a3f04d4 100644
--- a/src/misc.c
+++ b/src/misc.c
@@ -363,6 +363,11 @@ net_evhttp_bind(struct evhttp *evhttp, short unsigned port, const char *log_serv
     }
 */
 
+bool
+net_is_http_or_https(const char *url)
+{
+  return (strncasecmp(url, "http://", strlen("http://")) == 0 || strncasecmp(url, "https://", strlen("https://")) == 0);
+}
 
 /* ----------------------- Conversion/hashing/sanitizers -------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/misc.h b/src/misc.h
index 893f7362..56d0f404 100644
--- a/src/misc.h
+++ b/src/misc.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ net_bind(short unsigned *port, int type, const char *log_service_name);
 int
 net_evhttp_bind(struct evhttp *evhttp, short unsigned port, const char *log_service_name);
 
+// Just checks if the protocol is http or https
+bool
+net_is_http_or_https(const char *url);
 
 /* ----------------------- Conversion/hashing/sanitizers -------------------- */