diff --git a/app/mobile/src/context/useAppContext.hook.js b/app/mobile/src/context/useAppContext.hook.js
index d02e6fc7..abbdfaa6 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/context/useAppContext.hook.js
+++ b/app/mobile/src/context/useAppContext.hook.js
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ export function useAppContext() {
   }
 
   const setWebsocket = (session) => {
-    ws.current = createWebsocket(`wss://${session.server}/status?mode=ring`);
+    const insecure = /^(?!0)(?!.*\.$)((1?\d?\d|25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d)(\.|:\d+$|$)){4}$/.test(session.server);
+    const protocol = insecure ? 'ws' : 'wss';
+    ws.current = createWebsocket(`${protocol}://${session.server}/status?mode=ring`);
     ws.current.onmessage = (ev) => {
       if (ev.data == '') {
         actions.logout();
diff --git a/app/mobile/src/context/useRingContext.hook.js b/app/mobile/src/context/useRingContext.hook.js
index 442c5168..59e98bf7 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/context/useRingContext.hook.js
+++ b/app/mobile/src/context/useRingContext.hook.js
@@ -239,7 +239,9 @@ export function useRingContext() {
     videoTrack.current = false;
     audioTrack.current = false;
 
-    ws.current = createWebsocket(`wss://${node}/signal`);
+    const insecure = /^(?!0)(?!.*\.$)((1?\d?\d|25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d)(\.|:\d+$|$)){4}$/.test(node);
+    const protocol = insecure ? 'ws' : 'wss';
+    ws.current = createWebsocket(`${protocol}://${node}/signal`);
     ws.current.onmessage = async (ev) => {
       // handle messages [impolite]
       try {
diff --git a/app/mobile/src/context/useUploadContext.hook.js b/app/mobile/src/context/useUploadContext.hook.js
index 48ccb551..dfc2c7e0 100644
--- a/app/mobile/src/context/useUploadContext.hook.js
+++ b/app/mobile/src/context/useUploadContext.hook.js
@@ -66,11 +66,13 @@ export function useUploadContext() {
 
   const actions = {
     addTopic: (node, token, channelId, topicId, files, success, failure, cardId) => {
+      const insecure = /^(?!0)(?!.*\.$)((1?\d?\d|25[0-5]|2[0-4]\d)(\.|:\d+$|$)){4}$/.test(node);
+      const protocol = insecure ? 'http' : 'https';
       const key = cardId ? `${cardId}:${channelId}` : `:${channelId}`; 
       const controller = new AbortController();
       const entry = {
         index: index.current,
-        baseUrl: cardId ? `https://${node}/content/channels/${channelId}/topics/${topicId}/` : `https://${node}/content/channels/${channelId}/topics/${topicId}/`,
+        baseUrl: cardId ? `${protocol}://${node}/content/channels/${channelId}/topics/${topicId}/` : `${protocol}://${node}/content/channels/${channelId}/topics/${topicId}/`,
         urlParams: cardId ? `?contact=${token}` : `?agent=${token}`,
         files,
         assets: [],