diff --git a/cmd/peggo/bridge.go b/cmd/peggo/bridge.go
index 0315a9bb..93610415 100644
--- a/cmd/peggo/bridge.go
+++ b/cmd/peggo/bridge.go
@@ -72,8 +72,19 @@ func deployGravityCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			tmRPCEndpoint := konfig.String(flagTendermintRPC)
-			cosmosGRPC := konfig.String(flagCosmosGRPC)
+			logger, err := getLogger(cmd)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			tmRPCEndpoint, err := parseURL(logger, konfig, flagTendermintRPC)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			cosmosGRPC, err := parseURL(logger, konfig, flagCosmosGRPC)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
 			tmRPC, err := rpchttp.New(tmRPCEndpoint, "/websocket")
 			if err != nil {
@@ -83,11 +94,6 @@ func deployGravityCmd() *cobra.Command {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Connected to Tendermint RPC: %s\n", tmRPCEndpoint)
 			clientCtx = clientCtx.WithClient(tmRPC).WithNodeURI(tmRPCEndpoint)
 
-			logger, err := getLogger(cmd)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			daemonClient, err := client.NewCosmosClient(clientCtx, logger, cosmosGRPC)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -212,8 +218,19 @@ func deployERC20Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			tmRPCEndpoint := konfig.String(flagTendermintRPC)
-			cosmosGRPC := konfig.String(flagCosmosGRPC)
+			logger, err := getLogger(cmd)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			tmRPCEndpoint, err := parseURL(logger, konfig, flagTendermintRPC)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			cosmosGRPC, err := parseURL(logger, konfig, flagCosmosGRPC)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
 			tmRPC, err := rpchttp.New(tmRPCEndpoint, "/websocket")
 			if err != nil {
@@ -223,11 +240,6 @@ func deployERC20Cmd() *cobra.Command {
 			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Connected to Tendermint RPC: %s\n", tmRPCEndpoint)
 			clientCtx = clientCtx.WithClient(tmRPC).WithNodeURI(tmRPCEndpoint)
 
-			logger, err := getLogger(cmd)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			daemonClient, err := client.NewCosmosClient(clientCtx, logger, cosmosGRPC)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/cmd/peggo/flags.go b/cmd/peggo/flags.go
index c50af46d..60dbbb93 100644
--- a/cmd/peggo/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/peggo/flags.go
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 package peggo
 
 import (
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/crypto/keyring"
+	"github.com/knadh/koanf"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
 )
 
@@ -103,3 +108,18 @@ func bridgeFlagSet() *pflag.FlagSet {
 
 	return fs
 }
+
+// parseURL logs a warning if the flag provided is an
+// unencrypted non-local string, and returns the value.
+// Ref: https://github.com/umee-network/peggo/issues/178
+func parseURL(logger zerolog.Logger, konfig *koanf.Koanf, flag string) (string, error) {
+	endpoint := konfig.String(flag)
+	u, err := url.Parse(endpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	if strings.EqualFold(u.Scheme, "http") && !strings.Contains(u.Host, "localhost") {
+		logger.Warn().Str(flag, endpoint).Msg("flag is unsafe; unencrypted non-local url used")
+	}
+	return endpoint, nil
+}
diff --git a/cmd/peggo/orchestrator.go b/cmd/peggo/orchestrator.go
index 7abaddaf..d86454b4 100644
--- a/cmd/peggo/orchestrator.go
+++ b/cmd/peggo/orchestrator.go
@@ -63,8 +63,15 @@ func getOrchestratorCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				return err
 			}
 
-			tmRPCEndpoint := konfig.String(flagTendermintRPC)
-			cosmosGRPC := konfig.String(flagCosmosGRPC)
+			tmRPCEndpoint, err := parseURL(logger, konfig, flagTendermintRPC)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			cosmosGRPC, err := parseURL(logger, konfig, flagCosmosGRPC)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
 			cosmosGasPrices := konfig.String(flagCosmosGasPrices)
 
 			tmRPC, err := rpchttp.New(tmRPCEndpoint, "/websocket")
@@ -269,7 +276,7 @@ func getOrchestratorCmd() *cobra.Command {
 }
 
 func trapSignal(cancel context.CancelFunc) {
-	var sigCh = make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+	sigCh := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 
 	signal.Notify(sigCh, syscall.SIGTERM)
 	signal.Notify(sigCh, syscall.SIGINT)