diff --git a/pdf-service.js b/pdf-service.js
index f555e63..c8fcb9a 100644
--- a/pdf-service.js
+++ b/pdf-service.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ app.post('/from-html', async (req, res) => {
 
 app.get('/from-url', async (req, res) => {
     calls.fromUrl++;
-    const url = req.query.url;
+    let url = req.query.url;
     console.log('/from-url');
 
     if (!url) {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ app.get('/from-url', async (req, res) => {
 
     let pdfFilePath;
     try {
-        pdfFilePath = await generatePdf(url, req.query.media);
+        pdfFilePath = await generatePdf(withHttp(url), req.query.media);
 
         deliverPdfFile(res, pdfFilePath);
     } catch (err) {
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ app.get('/from-url', async (req, res) => {
     }
 });
 
+function withHttp (url) {
+    return !/^https?:\/\//i.test(url)
+        ? `http://${url}`
+        : url;
+}
+
 function deliverJson(res, resp, status = 200) {
     res.status(status).contentType('json').send(resp);
 }