diff --git a/lib/cors-anywhere.js b/lib/cors-anywhere.js
index 5890a71..2752231 100644
--- a/lib/cors-anywhere.js
+++ b/lib/cors-anywhere.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ var getHandler = exports.getHandler = function(options) {
       return;
     } else {
       // Actual request. First, extract the desired URL from the request:
-      var full_url, host, hostname, port, path, match;
+      var full_url, host, hostname, port, path, match, isHttps;
       match = req.url.match(/^\/?(?:(https?:)?\/\/)?(([^\/?]+?)(?::(\d{0,5})(?=[\/?]|$))?)([\/?][\S\s]*|$)/i);
       //                            ^^^^^^^          ^^^^^^^^      ^^^^^^^                ^^^^^^^^^^^^
       //                          1:protocol       3:hostname     4:port                 5:path + query string
@@ -164,10 +164,11 @@ var getHandler = exports.getHandler = function(options) {
         return;
       } else {
         full_url = match[0].substr(1);
+        isHttps = (match[1] && match[1].toLowerCase()) === 'https:';
         host = match[2];
         hostname = match[3];
         // Read port from input:  :<port>  /  443 if https  /  80 by default
-        port = match[4] ? +match[4] : (match[1] && match[1].toLowerCase() === 'https:' ? 443 : 80);
+        port = match[4] ? +match[4] : (isHttps ? 443 : 80);
         path = match[5];
 
         if (!match[1]) {
@@ -187,7 +188,8 @@ var getHandler = exports.getHandler = function(options) {
 
       proxyRequest(req, res, proxy, full_url, {
         host: hostname,
-        port: port
+        port: port,
+        https: isHttps
       });
     }
   };