diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index c3cda6dfe..45d3af7b6 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
       }
     },
     open: function(url) {
-      return (GM_openInTab || window.open)(url, '_blank');
+      return (GM_openInTab || window.open)(location.protocol + url, '_blank');
     },
     isDST: function() {
       /*
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 421eab967..5f63ae6f5 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ $.extend $,
       el.removeEventListener event, handler, false
     return
   open: (url) ->
-    (GM_openInTab or window.open) url, '_blank'
+    (GM_openInTab or window.open) location.protocol + url, '_blank'
   isDST: ->
     ###
       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone