diff --git a/core/commands/pin/remotepin.go b/core/commands/pin/remotepin.go
index 80572bfb80ad2f8de62a2d17c03224fda652bad2..606b23f6d55f1ea48667af22d4bb9d8ab1d26f83 100644
--- a/core/commands/pin/remotepin.go
+++ b/core/commands/pin/remotepin.go
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ func getRemotePinServiceInfo(env cmds.Environment, name string) (endpoint, key s
 
 func normalizeEndpoint(endpoint string) (string, error) {
 	uri, err := neturl.ParseRequestURI(endpoint)
-	if err != nil || !strings.HasPrefix(uri.Scheme, "http") {
+	if err != nil || !(uri.Scheme == "http" || uri.Scheme == "https") {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("service endpoint must be a valid HTTP URL")
 	}