diff --git a/examples/builder/builder.rs b/examples/builder/builder.rs
index 8ff9dd9075..c943c3accd 100644
--- a/examples/builder/builder.rs
+++ b/examples/builder/builder.rs
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ async fn main() -> Result<()> {
         .method(Method::HEAD)
         .timeout(Duration::from_secs(5))
         .schemes(HashSet::from_iter(vec![
-            "http".to_string(),
-            "https".to_string(),
+            "http:".to_string(),
+            "https:".to_string(),
         ]))
         .accepted(accepted)
         .build()
diff --git a/lychee-bin/src/client.rs b/lychee-bin/src/client.rs
index e2297c8ea5..670340e1b4 100644
--- a/lychee-bin/src/client.rs
+++ b/lychee-bin/src/client.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ pub(crate) fn create(cfg: &Config, cookie_jar: Option<&Arc<CookieStoreMutex>>) -
 
     // Offline mode overrides the scheme
     let schemes = if cfg.offline {
-        vec!["file".to_string()]
+        vec!["file:".to_string()]
     } else {
         cfg.scheme.clone()
     };
diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/test_utils.rs b/lychee-lib/src/test_utils.rs
index 1a44c02ec5..dc79f58925 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/test_utils.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/test_utils.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub(crate) fn mail(address: &str) -> Uri {
     if address.starts_with("mailto:") {
         Url::parse(address, None)
     } else {
-        Url::parse(&(String::from("mailto:") + address), None)
+        Url::parse(address, Some("mailto:"))
     }
     .expect("Expected valid Mail Address")
     .into()
diff --git a/lychee-lib/src/types/file.rs b/lychee-lib/src/types/file.rs
index a375053a7e..98ae2546f9 100644
--- a/lychee-lib/src/types/file.rs
+++ b/lychee-lib/src/types/file.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fn is_url(path: &Path) -> bool {
     path.to_str()
         .and_then(|s| Url::parse(s, None).ok())
         .map_or(false, |url| {
-            url.protocol() == "http" || url.protocol() == "https"
+            url.protocol() == "http:" || url.protocol() == "https:"
         })
 }