diff --git a/src/proxy_config.rs b/src/proxy_config.rs
index a15c143..29493b2 100644
--- a/src/proxy_config.rs
+++ b/src/proxy_config.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ fn parse_tricot_tag(
 	}
 
 	let (host, path_prefix) = match splits[1].split_once('/') {
-		Some((h, p)) => (h, Some(p.to_string())),
+		Some((h, p)) => (h, Some(format!("/{}", p))),
 		None => (splits[1], None),
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/reverse_proxy.rs b/src/reverse_proxy.rs
index 3d2a1fc..1768724 100644
--- a/src/reverse_proxy.rs
+++ b/src/reverse_proxy.rs
@@ -72,10 +72,9 @@ fn create_proxied_request<B>(
 
 	*builder.headers_mut().unwrap() = remove_hop_headers(request.headers());
 
-	let host_header_name = "host";
-	let x_forwarded_for_header_name = "x-forwarded-for";
 
 	// If request does not have host header, add it from original URI authority
+	let host_header_name = "host";
 	if let Some(authority) = request.uri().authority() {
 		if let hyper::header::Entry::Vacant(entry) =
 			builder.headers_mut().unwrap().entry(host_header_name)
@@ -85,6 +84,7 @@ fn create_proxied_request<B>(
 	}
 
 	// Add forwarding information in the headers
+	let x_forwarded_for_header_name = "x-forwarded-for";
 	match builder
 		.headers_mut()
 		.unwrap()
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ fn create_proxied_request<B>(
 		}
 	}
 
+	builder.headers_mut().unwrap().insert(HeaderName::from_bytes(b"x-forwarded-proto")?, "https".try_into()?);
+
 	if let Some(conn) = request.headers().get("connection") {
 		if conn.to_str()?.to_lowercase() == "upgrade" {
 			if let Some(upgrade) = request.headers().get("upgrade") {