diff --git a/src/components/login/login.js b/src/components/login/login.js
index 10230554e..130430f29 100644
--- a/src/components/login/login.js
+++ b/src/components/login/login.js
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@ app.component('login', {
       this.$scope.$watch('$ctrl.input_passphrase', val => this.validity.passphrase = this.Passphrase.isValidPassphrase(val));
       this.$scope.$watch('$ctrl.network.address', (val) => {
         try {
-          const url = new URL(val);
-          this.validity.url = url.port !== '';
+          // eslint-disable-next-line no-new
+          new URL(val);
+          this.validity.url = true;
         } catch (e) {
           this.validity.url = false;
         }
diff --git a/src/services/api/peers.js b/src/services/api/peers.js
index c87d46356..996a9472c 100644
--- a/src/services/api/peers.js
+++ b/src/services/api/peers.js
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ app.factory('Peers', ($timeout, $cookies, $location, $q, $rootScope, dialog) =>
 
           conf.node = normalizedUrl.hostname;
           conf.port = normalizedUrl.port;
-          conf.ssl = normalizedUrl.protocol === 'https';
+          conf.ssl = normalizedUrl.protocol === 'https:';
         }
         if (conf.testnet === undefined && conf.port !== undefined) {
           conf.testnet = conf.port === '7000';