diff --git a/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr b/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
index c53d5ee05..6ee07d7a0 100644
--- a/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/helpers/utils.cr
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ end
 
 def fetch_random_instance
   begin
-    instance_api_client = HTTP::Client.new("api.invidious.io")
+    instance_api_client = HTTP::Client.new(URI.parse("https://api.invidious.io"))
 
     # Timeouts
     instance_api_client.connect_timeout = 10.seconds