diff --git a/src/pages/Settings.tsx b/src/pages/Settings.tsx
index 5fe8843b..eec41eb2 100644
--- a/src/pages/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/Settings.tsx
@@ -208,7 +208,13 @@ export function SettingsPage() {
     // when backend url gets changed, log the user out first
     if (state.backendUrl.changed) {
       await logout();
-      setBackendUrl(state.backendUrl.state);
+
+      let url = state.backendUrl.state;
+      if (url && !url.startsWith("http://") && !url.startsWith("https://")) {
+        url = `https://${url}`;
+      }
+
+      setBackendUrl(url);
     }
   }, [
     state,