diff --git a/src/Kitar/Dynamodb/Connection.php b/src/Kitar/Dynamodb/Connection.php
index 6be55ef..fa09132 100644
--- a/src/Kitar/Dynamodb/Connection.php
+++ b/src/Kitar/Dynamodb/Connection.php
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ protected function createClient(array $config)
             'endpoint' => $config['endpoint'] ?? null,
         ];
 
+        if (! empty($dynamoConfig['endpoint']) && preg_match('#^https?://#i', $dynamoConfig['endpoint']) === 0) {
+            $dynamoConfig['endpoint'] = "https://" . $dynamoConfig['endpoint'];
+        }
+
         if ($key = $config['access_key'] ?? null) {
             $config['key'] = $key;
             unset($config['access_key']);
diff --git a/tests/ConnectionTest.php b/tests/ConnectionTest.php
index e093ab7..682dd83 100644
--- a/tests/ConnectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/ConnectionTest.php
@@ -96,4 +96,30 @@ public function it_can_forward_call_to_dynamodb_client()
             'TableName' => 'User'
         ]);
     }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_prepends_default_protocol_if_not_given()
+    {
+        $connection = new Connection(['endpoint' => 'examples.com']);
+        $this->assertEquals($connection->getClient()->getEndpoint()->getScheme(), 'https');
+        $this->assertEquals($connection->getClient()->getEndpoint()->getHost(), 'examples.com');
+        $this->assertEquals($this->connection->getClient()->getEndpoint()->getScheme(), 'https');
+        $this->assertEquals($this->connection->getClient()->getEndpoint()->getHost(), 'dynamodb.us-east-1.amazonaws.com');
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_dont_prepends_default_protocol_if_http_given()
+    {
+        $connection = new Connection(['endpoint' => 'http://examples.com']);
+        $this->assertEquals($connection->getClient()->getEndpoint()->getScheme(), 'http');
+        $this->assertEquals($connection->getClient()->getEndpoint()->getHost(), 'examples.com');
+    }
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_dont_prepends_default_protocol_if_https_given()
+    {
+        $connection = new Connection(['endpoint' => 'https://examples.com']);
+        $this->assertEquals($connection->getClient()->getEndpoint()->getScheme(), 'https');
+        $this->assertEquals($connection->getClient()->getEndpoint()->getHost(), 'examples.com');
+    }
 }