diff --git a/scratchclient/CloudConnection.py b/scratchclient/CloudConnection.py
index 475813e..4097de9 100644
--- a/scratchclient/CloudConnection.py
+++ b/scratchclient/CloudConnection.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def connect(self, headers):
             del default_headers["Cookie"]
 
         self._ws.connect(
-            f"wss://{self.cloud_host}",
+            f"ws://{self.cloud_host}",
             headers={**default_headers, **headers},
         )  # connect the websocket
         self._send_packet(