diff --git a/lib/server/controllers/apiController.js b/lib/server/controllers/apiController.js
index 940c870..d087f08 100644
--- a/lib/server/controllers/apiController.js
+++ b/lib/server/controllers/apiController.js
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ var ApiController = function(app) {
     // Create a new run
     app.post('/api/runs', function(req, res) {
 
+        // Add http to the test URL
+        if (req.body.url.toLowerCase().indexOf('http://') !== 0 && req.body.url.toLowerCase().indexOf('https://') !== 0) {
+            req.body.url = 'http://' + req.body.url;
+        }
+
         // Grab the test parameters and generate a random run ID
         var run = {
             runId: (Date.now()*1000 + Math.round(Math.random()*1000)).toString(36),