diff --git a/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex b/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex
index 222a8b6aa..ef1c1cabd 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/http/connection.ex
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.HTTP.Connection do
 
   @options [
     connect_timeout: 10_000,
-    timeout: 20_000
+    timeout: 20_000,
+    protocols: [:http]
   ]
 
   @doc """