diff --git a/lib/pleroma/user.ex b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
index 138f3c851..a36c1c330 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/user.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/user.ex
@@ -1988,7 +1988,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.User do
 
   @doc "Gets or fetch a user by uri or nickname."
   @spec get_or_fetch(String.t()) :: {:ok, User.t()} | {:error, String.t()}
-  def get_or_fetch("http" <> _host = uri), do: get_or_fetch_by_ap_id(uri)
+  def get_or_fetch("http://" <> _host = uri), do: get_or_fetch_by_ap_id(uri)
+  def get_or_fetch("https://" <> _host = uri), do: get_or_fetch_by_ap_id(uri)
   def get_or_fetch(nickname), do: get_or_fetch_by_nickname(nickname)
 
   # wait a period of time and return newest version of the User structs
diff --git a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
index 9d35f9780..0272e3142 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/user_test.exs
@@ -737,6 +737,13 @@ defmodule Pleroma.UserTest do
       freshed_user = refresh_record(user)
       assert freshed_user == fetched_user
     end
+
+    test "gets an existing user by nickname starting with http" do
+      user = insert(:user, nickname: "httpssome")
+      {:ok, fetched_user} = User.get_or_fetch("httpssome")
+
+      assert user == fetched_user
+    end
   end
 
   describe "get_or_fetch/1 remote users with tld, while BE is runned on subdomain" do