diff --git a/python/src/uagents/config.py b/python/src/uagents/config.py
index 45f0a1865..042f730a7 100644
--- a/python/src/uagents/config.py
+++ b/python/src/uagents/config.py
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ def parse_agentverse_config(
     if "://" in base_url:
         protocol, base_url = base_url.split("://")
     protocol = protocol_override or protocol or "https"
-    http_prefix = "https" if protocol == "https" else "http"
+    http_prefix = "https" if protocol in {"wss", "https"} else "http"
     return {
         "api_key": api_key,
         "base_url": base_url,
diff --git a/python/src/uagents/mailbox.py b/python/src/uagents/mailbox.py
index 9d0e3f7b9..7bf3a42f6 100644
--- a/python/src/uagents/mailbox.py
+++ b/python/src/uagents/mailbox.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def protocol(self):
         """
         Property to access the protocol of the mailbox server.
 
-        Returns: The protocol of the mailbox server {http, https}.
+        Returns: The protocol of the mailbox server {ws, wss, http, https}.
         """
         return self._agent.mailbox["protocol"]
 
diff --git a/python/tests/test_config.py b/python/tests/test_config.py
index 658a0ad93..481e4396a 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_config.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
         "api_key": None,
         "base_url": "some_url",
         "protocol": "wss",
-        "http_prefix": "http",
+        "http_prefix": "https",
         "use_mailbox": False,
     },
     {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         "api_key": "api_key",
         "base_url": "agentverse.ai",
         "protocol": "wss",
-        "http_prefix": "http",
+        "http_prefix": "https",
         "use_mailbox": True,
     },
     {