diff --git a/src/api/utils.js b/src/api/utils.js
index 4943f650..1346a204 100644
--- a/src/api/utils.js
+++ b/src/api/utils.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 const isLocalhost = (instanceName) =>
   instanceName.startsWith('localhost:') || instanceName.startsWith('127.0.0.1:')
 
-export const baseName = (instanceName) =>
-  isLocalhost(instanceName) ? `http://${instanceName}` : `https://${instanceName}`
+export const baseName = (instanceName) => {
+  if (instanceName.match(/https?:\/\//)) {
+    return instanceName
+  } else {
+    return isLocalhost(instanceName) ? `http://${instanceName}` : `https://${instanceName}`
+  }
+}