diff --git a/airflow/hooks/http_hook.py b/airflow/hooks/http_hook.py
index d2a954454e83f..0c0db1cad1bf5 100644
--- a/airflow/hooks/http_hook.py
+++ b/airflow/hooks/http_hook.py
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ def get_conn(self, headers):
         conn = self.get_connection(self.http_conn_id)
         session = requests.Session()
         self.base_url = conn.host
+        if not self.base_url.startswith('http'):
+            self.base_url = 'http://' + self.base_url
 
         if conn.port:
             self.base_url = self.base_url + ":" + str(conn.port) + "/"