diff --git a/pubs/content.py b/pubs/content.py
index b1e403b..e06b72e 100644
--- a/pubs/content.py
+++ b/pubs/content.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def write_file(filepath, data, mode='w'):
 
 def content_type(path):
     parsed = urlparse(path)
-    if parsed.scheme == 'http':
+    if parsed.scheme in ('http', 'https'):
         return 'url'
     else:
         return 'file'