diff --git a/packages/apidash_core/lib/consts.dart b/packages/apidash_core/lib/consts.dart
index 3493c40d..d2544d04 100644
--- a/packages/apidash_core/lib/consts.dart
+++ b/packages/apidash_core/lib/consts.dart
@@ -4,8 +4,13 @@ enum HTTPVerb { get, head, post, put, patch, delete }
 
 enum FormDataType { text, file }
 
-const kSupportedUriSchemes = ["https", "http"];
+enum SupportedUriSchemes { https, http }
+
+final kSupportedUriSchemes =
+    SupportedUriSchemes.values.map((i) => i.name).toList();
 const kDefaultUriScheme = "https";
+final kLocalhostRegex = RegExp(r'^localhost(:\d+)?(/.*)?$');
+
 const kMethodsWithBody = [
   HTTPVerb.post,
   HTTPVerb.put,
diff --git a/packages/apidash_core/lib/utils/uri_utils.dart b/packages/apidash_core/lib/utils/uri_utils.dart
index fd755db2..09c159ab 100644
--- a/packages/apidash_core/lib/utils/uri_utils.dart
+++ b/packages/apidash_core/lib/utils/uri_utils.dart
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ String stripUrlParams(String url) {
   if (url == null || url == "") {
     return (null, "URL is missing!");
   }
+
+  if (kLocalhostRegex.hasMatch(url)) {
+    url = '${SupportedUriSchemes.http.name}://$url';
+  }
   Uri? uri = Uri.tryParse(url);
   if (uri == null) {
     return (null, "Check URL (malformed)");