diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 75100f8..53ee69f 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@pushrocks/smartrequest',
-  version: '2.0.13',
+  version: '2.0.14',
   description: 'dropin replacement for request'
 }
diff --git a/ts/smartrequest.request.ts b/ts/smartrequest.request.ts
index f03b2b6..510d0ff 100644
--- a/ts/smartrequest.request.ts
+++ b/ts/smartrequest.request.ts
@@ -209,10 +209,11 @@ export let request = async (
 };
 
 export const safeGet = async (urlArg: string) => {
+  const agentToUse = urlArg.startsWith('http') ? plugins.http.globalAgent : plugins.https.globalAgent;
   try {
     const response = await request(urlArg, {
       method: 'GET',
-      agent: plugins.http.globalAgent,
+      agent: agentToUse,
       timeout: 5000,
       autoJsonParse: false,
     });