diff --git a/mongo_btree b/mongo_btree
index b31cef3..371502e 100755
--- a/mongo_btree
+++ b/mongo_btree
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ except ImportError:
 def getServerStatus():
     host = os.environ.get("host", "127.0.0.1")
     port = 28017
-    url = "http://%s:%d/_status" % (host, port)
+    scheme = os.environ.get("scheme", "http")
+    url = "%s://%s:%d/_status" % (scheme, host, port)
     req = urllib2.Request(url)
     user = os.environ.get("user")
     password = os.environ.get("password")
     if user and password:
         passwdmngr = urllib2.HTTPPasswordMgrWithDefaultRealm()
-        passwdmngr.add_password(None, 'http://%s:%d' % (host, port), user, password)
+        passwdmngr.add_password(None, '%s://%s:%d' % (scheme, host, port), user, password)
         authhandler = urllib2.HTTPDigestAuthHandler(passwdmngr)
         opener = urllib2.build_opener(authhandler)
         urllib2.install_opener(opener)
diff --git a/mongo_conn b/mongo_conn
index de5e6b5..d699760 100755
--- a/mongo_conn
+++ b/mongo_conn
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ except ImportError:
 def getServerStatus():
     host = os.environ.get("host", "127.0.0.1")
     port = 28017
-    url = "http://%s:%d/_status" % (host, port)
+    scheme = os.environ.get("scheme", "http")
+    url = "%s://%s:%d/_status" % (scheme, host, port)
     req = urllib2.Request(url)
     user = os.environ.get("user")
     password = os.environ.get("password")
     if user and password:
         passwdmngr = urllib2.HTTPPasswordMgrWithDefaultRealm()
-        passwdmngr.add_password(None, 'http://%s:%d' % (host, port), user, password)
+        passwdmngr.add_password(None, '%s://%s:%d' % (scheme, host, port), user, password)
         authhandler = urllib2.HTTPDigestAuthHandler(passwdmngr)
         opener = urllib2.build_opener(authhandler)
         urllib2.install_opener(opener)
diff --git a/mongo_lock b/mongo_lock
index eeb53b4..3d34d66 100755
--- a/mongo_lock
+++ b/mongo_lock
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ except ImportError:
 def getServerStatus():
     host = os.environ.get("host", "127.0.0.1")
     port = 28017
-    url = "http://%s:%d/_status" % (host, port)
+    scheme = os.environ.get("scheme", "http")
+    url = "%s://%s:%d/_status" % (scheme, host, port)
     req = urllib2.Request(url)
     user = os.environ.get("user")
     password = os.environ.get("password")
     if user and password:
         passwdmngr = urllib2.HTTPPasswordMgrWithDefaultRealm()
-        passwdmngr.add_password(None, 'http://%s:%d' % (host, port), user, password)
+        passwdmngr.add_password(None, '%s://%s:%d' % (scheme, host, port), user, password)
         authhandler = urllib2.HTTPDigestAuthHandler(passwdmngr)
         opener = urllib2.build_opener(authhandler)
         urllib2.install_opener(opener)
diff --git a/mongo_mem b/mongo_mem
index d1ef449..9019c1c 100755
--- a/mongo_mem
+++ b/mongo_mem
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ except ImportError:
 def getServerStatus():
     host = os.environ.get("host", "127.0.0.1")
     port = 28017
-    url = "http://%s:%d/_status" % (host, port)
+    scheme = os.environ.get("scheme", "http")
+    url = "%s://%s:%d/_status" % (scheme, host, port)
     req = urllib2.Request(url)
     user = os.environ.get("user")
     password = os.environ.get("password")
     if user and password:
         passwdmngr = urllib2.HTTPPasswordMgrWithDefaultRealm()
-        passwdmngr.add_password(None, 'http://%s:%d' % (host, port), user, password)
+        passwdmngr.add_password(None, '%s://%s:%d' % (scheme, host, port), user, password)
         authhandler = urllib2.HTTPDigestAuthHandler(passwdmngr)
         opener = urllib2.build_opener(authhandler)
         urllib2.install_opener(opener)
diff --git a/mongo_ops b/mongo_ops
index 0c9f63d..457a629 100755
--- a/mongo_ops
+++ b/mongo_ops
@@ -15,13 +15,14 @@ except ImportError:
 def getServerStatus():
     host = os.environ.get("host", "127.0.0.1")
     port = 28017
-    url = "http://%s:%d/_status" % (host, port)
+    scheme = os.environ.get("scheme", "http")
+    url = "%s://%s:%d/_status" % (scheme, host, port)
     req = urllib2.Request(url)
     user = os.environ.get("user")
     password = os.environ.get("password")
     if user and password:
         passwdmngr = urllib2.HTTPPasswordMgrWithDefaultRealm()
-        passwdmngr.add_password(None, 'http://%s:%d' % (host, port), user, password)
+        passwdmngr.add_password(None, '%s://%s:%d' % (scheme, host, port), user, password)
         authhandler = urllib2.HTTPDigestAuthHandler(passwdmngr)
         opener = urllib2.build_opener(authhandler)
         urllib2.install_opener(opener)
diff --git a/src/header.py b/src/header.py
index 3b6ae19..827487a 100644
--- a/src/header.py
+++ b/src/header.py
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@
 def getServerStatus():
     host = os.environ.get("host", "127.0.0.1")
     port = 28017
-    url = "http://%s:%d/_status" % (host, port)
+    scheme = os.environ.get("scheme", "http")
+    url = "%s://%s:%d/_status" % (scheme, host, port)
     req = urllib2.Request(url)
     user = os.environ.get("user")
     password = os.environ.get("password")
     if user and password:
         passwdmngr = urllib2.HTTPPasswordMgrWithDefaultRealm()
-        passwdmngr.add_password(None, 'http://%s:%d' % (host, port), user, password)
+        passwdmngr.add_password(None, '%s://%s:%d' % (scheme, host, port), user, password)
         authhandler = urllib2.HTTPDigestAuthHandler(passwdmngr)
         opener = urllib2.build_opener(authhandler)
         urllib2.install_opener(opener)