diff --git a/ide-common/src/main/java/org/digma/intellij/plugin/settings/SettingsComponent.java b/ide-common/src/main/java/org/digma/intellij/plugin/settings/SettingsComponent.java
index 08b677634..759885e7f 100644
--- a/ide-common/src/main/java/org/digma/intellij/plugin/settings/SettingsComponent.java
+++ b/ide-common/src/main/java/org/digma/intellij/plugin/settings/SettingsComponent.java
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public SettingsComponent() {
             @Override
             public boolean verify(JComponent input) {
                 try {
-                    URLValidator.create(myApiUrlTextField.getText().trim(), ALLOW_HTTPS).validate();
+                    URLValidator.create(myApiUrlTextField.getText().trim(), ALLOW_HTTP_AND_HTTPS).validate();
                     myUrlLabel.setForeground(defaultLabelForeground);
                     myApiUrlTextField.setToolTipText(null);
                     return true;
diff --git a/ide-common/src/main/java/org/digma/intellij/plugin/settings/SettingsUtils.java b/ide-common/src/main/java/org/digma/intellij/plugin/settings/SettingsUtils.java
index 365384af7..adf4f4392 100644
--- a/ide-common/src/main/java/org/digma/intellij/plugin/settings/SettingsUtils.java
+++ b/ide-common/src/main/java/org/digma/intellij/plugin/settings/SettingsUtils.java
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ static void validateSettings(SettingsComponent settingsComponent) throws Configu
                  URLValidator.IncorrectSchemaException e) {
             throw new ConfigurationException("Api url is not a well formed: " + e.getMessage());
         }
-        if (!CommonUtils.isHttpsUrl(settingsComponent.getApiUrl())) {
-            throw new ConfigurationException("Api url schema must be https");
-        }
 
         if (settingsComponent.getRuntimeObservabilityBackendUrl().isBlank()) {
             throw new ConfigurationException("Runtime observability url can not be empty");