diff --git a/api/client/cli.go b/api/client/cli.go
index b58d3c3c75..49fb3c978f 100644
--- a/api/client/cli.go
+++ b/api/client/cli.go
@@ -65,8 +65,13 @@ func NewDockerCli(in io.ReadCloser, out, err io.Writer, proto, addr string, tlsC
 	var (
 		isTerminal = false
 		terminalFd uintptr
+		scheme     = "http"
 	)
 
+	if tlsConfig != nil {
+		scheme = "https"
+	}
+
 	if in != nil {
 		if file, ok := in.(*os.File); ok {
 			terminalFd = file.Fd()
@@ -86,6 +91,7 @@ func NewDockerCli(in io.ReadCloser, out, err io.Writer, proto, addr string, tlsC
 		isTerminal: isTerminal,
 		terminalFd: terminalFd,
 		tlsConfig:  tlsConfig,
+		scheme:     scheme,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -99,4 +105,5 @@ type DockerCli struct {
 	isTerminal bool
 	terminalFd uintptr
 	tlsConfig  *tls.Config
+	scheme     string
 }
diff --git a/api/client/utils.go b/api/client/utils.go
index 6f574b48db..8f303dcd98 100644
--- a/api/client/utils.go
+++ b/api/client/utils.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) call(method, path string, data interface{}, passAuthInfo b
 		}
 	}
 
-	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, fmt.Sprintf("http://v%s%s", api.APIVERSION, path), params)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(method, fmt.Sprintf("/v%s%s", api.APIVERSION, path), params)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, -1, err
 	}
@@ -82,7 +82,8 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) call(method, path string, data interface{}, passAuthInfo b
 		}
 	}
 	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Docker-Client/"+dockerversion.VERSION)
-	req.Host = cli.addr
+	req.URL.Host = cli.addr
+	req.URL.Scheme = cli.scheme
 	if data != nil {
 		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
 	} else if method == "POST" {
@@ -123,7 +124,8 @@ func (cli *DockerCli) streamHelper(method, path string, setRawTerminal bool, in
 		return err
 	}
 	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", "Docker-Client/"+dockerversion.VERSION)
-	req.Host = cli.addr
+	req.URL.Host = cli.addr
+	req.URL.Scheme = cli.scheme
 	if method == "POST" {
 		req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "plain/text")
 	}
diff --git a/integration/https_test.go b/integration/https_test.go
index 0b4abea881..34c16cf9f9 100644
--- a/integration/https_test.go
+++ b/integration/https_test.go
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@ package docker
 import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"crypto/x509"
-	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/api/client"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/dotcloud/docker/api/client"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ func TestHttpsInfoRogueCert(t *testing.T) {
 		if err == nil {
 			t.Fatal("Expected error but got nil")
 		}
-		if err.Error() != errBadCertificate {
+		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), errBadCertificate) {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected error: %s, got instead: %s", errBadCertificate, err)
 		}
 	})
@@ -74,7 +76,7 @@ func TestHttpsInfoRogueServerCert(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatal("Expected error but got nil")
 		}
 
-		if err.Error() != errCaUnknown {
+		if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), errCaUnknown) {
 			t.Fatalf("Expected error: %s, got instead: %s", errBadCertificate, err)
 		}