diff --git a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec
index e846c16a..ee5baf3f 100644
--- a/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec
+++ b/autoProcessMedia.cfg.spec
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
     ###### clientAgent - Supported clients: sabnzbd, nzbget
     clientAgent = sabnzbd
     ###### SabNZBD (You must edit this if your using nzbToMedia.py with SabNZBD)
-    sabnzbd_host = localhost
+    sabnzbd_host = http://localhost
     sabnzbd_port = 8080
     sabnzbd_apikey =
     ###### Enter the default path to your default download directory (non-category downloads). this directory is protected by safe_mode.
diff --git a/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py b/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py
index f6491274..19602728 100644
--- a/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py
+++ b/core/nzbToMediaUtil.py
@@ -798,7 +798,10 @@ def find_download(clientAgent, download_id):
     if clientAgent == 'deluge':
         return False
     if clientAgent == 'sabnzbd':
-        baseURL = "http://%s:%s/api" % (core.SABNZBDHOST, core.SABNZBDPORT)
+        if "http" in core.SABNZBDHOST:
+            baseURL = "%s:%s/api" % (core.SABNZBDHOST, core.SABNZBDPORT)
+        else:
+            baseURL = "http://%s:%s/api" % (core.SABNZBDHOST, core.SABNZBDPORT)
         url = baseURL
         params = {}
         params['apikey'] = core.SABNZBDAPIKEY
@@ -819,7 +822,10 @@ def find_download(clientAgent, download_id):
 def get_nzoid(inputName):
     nzoid = None
     logger.debug("Searching for nzoid from SAbnzbd ...")
-    baseURL = "http://%s:%s/api" % (core.SABNZBDHOST, core.SABNZBDPORT)
+    if "http" in core.SABNZBDHOST:
+        baseURL = "%s:%s/api" % (core.SABNZBDHOST, core.SABNZBDPORT)
+    else:
+        baseURL = "http://%s:%s/api" % (core.SABNZBDHOST, core.SABNZBDPORT)
     url = baseURL
     params = {}
     params['apikey'] = core.SABNZBDAPIKEY