diff --git a/api/client.go b/api/client.go
index a1ddf667..fe05f75f 100644
--- a/api/client.go
+++ b/api/client.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"os"
 )
 
-const DefaultHost = "localhost:11434"
+const DefaultHost = "http://localhost:11434"
 
 var (
 	envHost = os.Getenv("OLLAMA_HOST")