diff --git a/logtail/__init__.py b/logtail/__init__.py
index 2b06917..0115100 100644
--- a/logtail/__init__.py
+++ b/logtail/__init__.py
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
 from .helpers import LogtailContext, DEFAULT_CONTEXT
 from .formatter import LogtailFormatter
 
-__version__ = '0.3.2'
+__version__ = '0.3.3'
 
 context = DEFAULT_CONTEXT
diff --git a/logtail/handler.py b/logtail/handler.py
index 91cffaa..b5130eb 100644
--- a/logtail/handler.py
+++ b/logtail/handler.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from .uploader import Uploader
 from .frame import create_frame
 
-DEFAULT_HOST = 'https://in.logs.betterstack.com'
+DEFAULT_HOST = 'in.logs.betterstack.com'
 DEFAULT_BUFFER_CAPACITY = 1000
 DEFAULT_FLUSH_INTERVAL = 1
 DEFAULT_CHECK_INTERVAL = 0.1
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ def __init__(self,
                  level=logging.NOTSET):
         super(LogtailHandler, self).__init__(level=level)
         self.source_token = source_token
-        self.host = host
+        if host.startswith('https://') or host.startswith('http://'):
+            self.host = host
+        else:
+            self.host = "https://" + host
         self.context = context
         self.pipe = queue.Queue(maxsize=buffer_capacity)
         self.uploader = Uploader(self.source_token, self.host)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 08866d0..dd33b5e 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
 
-VERSION = '0.3.2'
+VERSION = '0.3.3'
 ROOT_DIR = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 
 REQUIREMENTS = [
diff --git a/tests/test_handler.py b/tests/test_handler.py
index c8d860d..babbff2 100644
--- a/tests/test_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_handler.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class TestLogtailHandler(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_handler_creates_uploader_from_args(self, MockWorker):
         handler = LogtailHandler(source_token=self.source_token, host=self.host)
         self.assertEqual(handler.uploader.source_token, self.source_token)
-        self.assertEqual(handler.uploader.host, self.host)
+        self.assertEqual(handler.uploader.host, "https://" + self.host)
 
     @patch('logtail.handler.FlushWorker')
     def test_handler_creates_pipe_from_args(self, MockWorker):