diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/access/carrier.go b/cmd/cloudflared/access/carrier.go
index 108bad37..881e0c29 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudflared/access/carrier.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/access/carrier.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func ssh(c *cli.Context) error {
 	if err != nil || rawHostName == "" {
 		return cli.ShowCommandHelp(c, "ssh")
 	}
-	originURL := "https://" + hostname
+	originURL := ensureURLScheme(hostname)
 
 	// get the headers from the cmdline and add them
 	headers := buildRequestHeaders(c.StringSlice(sshHeaderFlag))
diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/access/cmd.go b/cmd/cloudflared/access/cmd.go
index 53b140b8..f1c01fe5 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudflared/access/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/access/cmd.go
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ func login(c *cli.Context) error {
 	raven.SetDSN(sentryDSN)
 	logger := log.CreateLogger()
 	args := c.Args()
-	appURL, err := url.Parse(args.First())
+	rawURL := ensureURLScheme(args.First())
+	appURL, err := url.Parse(rawURL)
 	if args.Len() < 1 || err != nil {
 		logger.Errorf("Please provide the url of the Access application\n")
 		return err
@@ -211,6 +212,16 @@ func login(c *cli.Context) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// ensureURLScheme prepends a URL with https:// if it doesnt have a scheme. http:// URLs will not be converted.
+func ensureURLScheme(url string) string {
+	url = strings.Replace(strings.ToLower(url), "http://", "https://", 1)
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(url, "https://") {
+		url = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s", url)
+
+	}
+	return url
+}
+
 // curl provides a wrapper around curl, passing Access JWT along in request
 func curl(c *cli.Context) error {
 	raven.SetDSN(sentryDSN)
@@ -294,7 +305,7 @@ func sshGen(c *cli.Context) error {
 		return cli.ShowCommandHelp(c, "ssh-gen")
 	}
 
-	originURL, err := url.Parse("https://" + hostname)
+	originURL, err := url.Parse(ensureURLScheme(hostname))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/access/cmd_test.go b/cmd/cloudflared/access/cmd_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..652be56d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/access/cmd_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package access
+
+import "testing"
+
+func Test_ensureURLScheme(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		url string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		args args
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"no scheme", args{"localhost:123"}, "https://localhost:123"},
+		{"http scheme", args{"http://test"}, "https://test"},
+		{"https scheme", args{"https://test"}, "https://test"},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if got := ensureURLScheme(tt.args.url); got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("ensureURLScheme() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/cloudflared/transfer/transfer.go b/cmd/cloudflared/transfer/transfer.go
index 10be1a04..dbe5536a 100644
--- a/cmd/cloudflared/transfer/transfer.go
+++ b/cmd/cloudflared/transfer/transfer.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func Run(transferURL *url.URL, resourceName, key, value, path string, shouldEncr
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Please open the following URL and log in with your Cloudflare account:\n\n%s\n\nLeave cloudflared running to download the %s automatically.\n", requestURL, resourceName)
 	} else {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "A browser window should have opened at the following URL:\n\n%s\n\nIf the browser failed to open, open it yourself and visit the URL above.\n", requestURL)
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "A browser window should have opened at the following URL:\n\n%s\n\nIf the browser failed to open, please visit the URL above directly in your browser.\n", requestURL)
 	}
 
 	var resourceData []byte