diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 01ec4c8c79da86b3f8c3ed705149fe7047f1c8f3..2beab12d939d93063e2be7e9d9c59c83ee940848 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import requests
 import semver
 
         
-vers = requests.get(f"https://{os.environ.get('NETDB_ENDPOINT')}").json()[0]
+vers = requests.get(f"{os.environ.get('NETDB_SCHEME', 'https')}://{os.environ.get('NETDB_ENDPOINT')}").json()[0]
 largest_ver = None
 for v in vers:
     sem_v = semver.Version.parse(v['numeric'])