diff --git a/s3tests_boto3/functional/__init__.py b/s3tests_boto3/functional/__init__.py
index 9b5abf9..019f407 100644
--- a/s3tests_boto3/functional/__init__.py
+++ b/s3tests_boto3/functional/__init__.py
@@ -156,6 +156,10 @@ def setup():
     config.default_host = defaults.get("host")
     config.default_port = int(defaults.get("port"))
     config.default_is_secure = defaults.get("is_secure")
+    if(config.default_is_secure == True):
+        config.proto = "https"
+    else:
+        config.proto = "http"
 
     # vars from the main section
     config.main_access_key = cfg.get('s3 main',"access_key")
@@ -211,7 +215,7 @@ def get_client(client_config=None):
     if client_config == None:
         client_config = Config(signature_version='s3v4')
 
-    endpoint_url = "http://%s:%d" % (config.default_host, config.default_port)
+    endpoint_url = "%s://%s:%d" % (config.proto, config.default_host, config.default_port)
 
     client = boto3.client(service_name='s3',
                         aws_access_key_id=config.main_access_key,
@@ -224,7 +228,7 @@ def get_client(client_config=None):
 
 def get_v2_client():
 
-    endpoint_url = "http://%s:%d" % (config.default_host, config.default_port)
+    endpoint_url = "%s://%s:%d" % (config.proto, config.default_host, config.default_port)
 
     client = boto3.client(service_name='s3',
                         aws_access_key_id=config.main_access_key,
@@ -239,7 +243,7 @@ def get_alt_client(client_config=None):
     if client_config == None:
         client_config = Config(signature_version='s3v4')
 
-    endpoint_url = "http://%s:%d" % (config.default_host, config.default_port)
+    endpoint_url = "%s://%s:%d" % (config.proto, config.default_host, config.default_port)
 
     client = boto3.client(service_name='s3',
                         aws_access_key_id=config.alt_access_key,
@@ -254,7 +258,7 @@ def get_tenant_client(client_config=None):
     if client_config == None:
         client_config = Config(signature_version='s3v4')
 
-    endpoint_url = "http://%s:%d" % (config.default_host, config.default_port)
+    endpoint_url = "%s://%s:%d" % (config.proto, config.default_host, config.default_port)
 
     client = boto3.client(service_name='s3',
                         aws_access_key_id=config.tenant_access_key,
@@ -267,7 +271,7 @@ def get_tenant_client(client_config=None):
 
 def get_unauthenticated_client():
 
-    endpoint_url = "http://%s:%d" % (config.default_host, config.default_port)
+    endpoint_url = "%s://%s:%d" % (config.proto, config.default_host, config.default_port)
 
     client = boto3.client(service_name='s3',
                         aws_access_key_id='',
@@ -280,7 +284,7 @@ def get_unauthenticated_client():
 
 def get_bad_auth_client(aws_access_key_id='badauth'):
 
-    endpoint_url = "http://%s:%d" % (config.default_host, config.default_port)
+    endpoint_url = "%s://%s:%d" % (config.proto, config.default_host, config.default_port)
 
     client = boto3.client(service_name='s3',
                         aws_access_key_id=aws_access_key_id,
@@ -314,7 +318,7 @@ def get_new_bucket_resource(name=None):
     Always recreates a bucket from scratch. This is useful to also
     reset ACLs and such.
     """
-    endpoint_url = "http://%s:%d" % (config.default_host, config.default_port)
+    endpoint_url = "%s://%s:%d" % (config.proto, config.default_host, config.default_port)
 
     s3 = boto3.resource('s3', 
                         use_ssl=False,
@@ -347,6 +351,9 @@ def get_new_bucket(client=None, name=None):
 def get_config_is_secure():
     return config.default_is_secure
 
+def get_config_proto():
+    return config.proto
+
 def get_config_host():
     return config.default_host