diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index af1b44e..36a2794 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@
             pypi_user: user
             pypi_password: password
             pypi_mirror:
-              host: http://pypi.local
+              protocol: http
+              host: pypi.local
               port: 8084
               upstream_fallback: true
               user: user
diff --git a/python/files/pip.conf b/python/files/pip.conf
index dcbe586..21cba77 100644
--- a/python/files/pip.conf
+++ b/python/files/pip.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 {%- endif %}
 
 {%- if environment.pypi_mirror is defined %}
-index-url = {{ environment.pypi_mirror.host }}:{{environment.pypi_mirror.port}}/
+index-url = {{ environment.pypi_mirror.protocol }}://{{ environment.pypi_mirror.host }}:{{environment.pypi_mirror.port}}/
 {%- if environment.pypi_mirror.get('upstream_fallback', false) %}
 extra-index-url = https://pypi.python.org/simple/
 {%- endif %}
diff --git a/python/files/pydistutils.cfg b/python/files/pydistutils.cfg
index 793be1f..6ea9fba 100644
--- a/python/files/pydistutils.cfg
+++ b/python/files/pydistutils.cfg
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [easy_install]
-index-url={{ environment.pypi_mirror.host }}:{{ environment.pypi_mirror.port }}/
\ No newline at end of file
+index-url={{ environment.pypi_mirror.protocol }}://{{ environment.pypi_mirror.host }}:{{ environment.pypi_mirror.port }}/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/python/files/pypirc b/python/files/pypirc
index b49d42c..ca928b2 100644
--- a/python/files/pypirc
+++ b/python/files/pypirc
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 [local]
 username: {{ environment.pypi_mirror.get('user', 'user') }}
 password: {{ environment.pypi_mirror.get('password', 'password') }}
-repository: {{ environment.pypi_mirror.host }}:{{ environment.pypi_mirror.port }}/
+repository: {{ environment.pypi_mirror.protocol }}://{{ environment.pypi_mirror.host }}:{{ environment.pypi_mirror.port }}/
 
 {%- if environment.pypi_mirror.get('upstream_fallback', false) == True %}
 [pypi]