diff --git a/client_http.hpp b/client_http.hpp
index 24997e0..5e13252 100644
--- a/client_http.hpp
+++ b/client_http.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <random>
 #include <mutex>
+#include <type_traits>
 
 namespace SimpleWeb {
     template <class socket_type>
@@ -68,8 +69,8 @@ namespace SimpleWeb {
             auto corrected_path=path;
             if(corrected_path=="")
                 corrected_path="/";
-            if(!config.proxy_server.empty())
-                corrected_path=protocol()+"://"+host+':'+std::to_string(port)+corrected_path;
+            if(!config.proxy_server.empty() && std::is_same<socket_type, boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>::value)
+                corrected_path="http://"+host+':'+std::to_string(port)+corrected_path;
             
             boost::asio::streambuf write_buffer;
             std::ostream write_stream(&write_buffer);
@@ -121,8 +122,8 @@ namespace SimpleWeb {
             auto corrected_path=path;
             if(corrected_path=="")
                 corrected_path="/";
-            if(!config.proxy_server.empty())
-                corrected_path=protocol()+"://"+host+':'+std::to_string(port)+corrected_path;
+            if(!config.proxy_server.empty() && std::is_same<socket_type, boost::asio::ip::tcp::socket>::value)
+                corrected_path="http://"+host+':'+std::to_string(port)+corrected_path;
             
             content.seekp(0, std::ios::end);
             auto content_length=content.tellp();
@@ -199,7 +200,6 @@ namespace SimpleWeb {
             return parsed_host_port;
         }
         
-        virtual std::string protocol() const =0;
         virtual void connect()=0;
         
         std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::deadline_timer> get_timeout_timer() {
@@ -366,10 +366,6 @@ namespace SimpleWeb {
         Client(const std::string& server_port_path) : ClientBase<HTTP>::ClientBase(server_port_path, 80) {}
         
     protected:
-        std::string protocol() const {
-            return "http";
-        }
-        
         void connect() {
             if(!socket || !socket->is_open()) {
                 std::unique_ptr<boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::query> query;
diff --git a/client_https.hpp b/client_https.hpp
index ec6ab15..bd67665 100644
--- a/client_https.hpp
+++ b/client_https.hpp
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ namespace SimpleWeb {
     protected:
         boost::asio::ssl::context context;
         
-        std::string protocol() const {
-            return "https";
-        }
-        
         void connect() {
             if(!socket || !socket->lowest_layer().is_open()) {
                 std::unique_ptr<boost::asio::ip::tcp::resolver::query> query;
diff --git a/tests/parse_test.cpp b/tests/parse_test.cpp
index d558da9..3eff774 100644
--- a/tests/parse_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/parse_test.cpp
@@ -48,10 +48,6 @@ class ClientTest : public ClientBase<HTTP> {
 public:
     ClientTest(const std::string& server_port_path) : ClientBase<HTTP>::ClientBase(server_port_path, 80) {}
     
-    std::string protocol() const {
-        return "http";
-    }
-    
     void connect() {}
     
     bool constructor_parse_test1() {