diff --git a/bridge.go b/bridge.go
index df526ad..26857dc 100644
--- a/bridge.go
+++ b/bridge.go
@@ -120,19 +120,21 @@ func (b *bridge) handleLoadMedia(client mqtt.Client, msg mqtt.Message) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	mediaUrl.User = nil
-	mediaUrl.Path = ""
-	mediaUrl.RawPath = ""
-	mediaUrl.RawQuery = ""
-	mediaUrl.Fragment = ""
-	mediaUrl.RawFragment = ""
+	checkUrl := *mediaUrl
+	checkUrl.User = nil
+	checkUrl.Path = ""
+	checkUrl.RawPath = ""
+	checkUrl.RawQuery = ""
+	checkUrl.Fragment = ""
+	checkUrl.RawFragment = ""
 
-	allowedOrigin := b.mediaAllowedOrigins[mediaUrl.String()]
+	allowedOrigin := b.mediaAllowedOrigins[checkUrl.String()]
 
-	if !allowedOrigin && mediaUrl.Scheme == "http" && mediaUrl.Port() != "" {
+	if !allowedOrigin && checkUrl.Scheme == "http" && checkUrl.Port() != "" {
 		// automatically upgrade to HTTPS if the HTTPS version of the same origin is allowed
+		checkUrl.Scheme = "httpss"
 		mediaUrl.Scheme = "https"
-		allowedOrigin = b.mediaAllowedOrigins[mediaUrl.String()]
+		allowedOrigin = b.mediaAllowedOrigins[checkUrl.String()]
 	}
 
 	if allowedOrigin {