diff --git a/src/comms.ts b/src/comms.ts
index aea42e9..f52286c 100644
--- a/src/comms.ts
+++ b/src/comms.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { dev } from '$app/environment';
 import type { TrackWithId } from "./types";
 
 const API_VERSION: number = 20;
@@ -16,8 +17,6 @@ interface Message {
 type MessageType = 'request' | 'response' | 'broadcast';
 type RequestCallback = (arg0: Message | null) => void;
 
-type Category = 'album' | 'artist' | 'album_artist' | 'genre' | 'playlist';
-
 interface Callbacks {
   onDisconnect: (authenticated: boolean, reason: string) => void;
   onConnect: (initial: Message) => void;
@@ -52,7 +51,8 @@ export class MetadataCommunicator {
   connect(address: string, password: string) {
     this.close();
 
-    this.ws = new WebSocket(`ws://${address}`);
+    const scheme = dev ? "ws" : "wss";
+    this.ws = new WebSocket(`${scheme}://${address}`);
 
     this.ws.addEventListener('open', (event) => {
       this.makeRequest("authenticate", 'request', { password }, (msg) => {
diff --git a/src/stores.ts b/src/stores.ts
index 764a4db..dccf6c4 100644
--- a/src/stores.ts
+++ b/src/stores.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { get, writable } from 'svelte/store';
 import { type ResourceId, type Track, type TrackId, type TrackWithId, LoopKind } from './types';
+import { dev } from '$app/environment';
 
 function writableStorage(key: string, defaultValue: string) {
   const store = writable(localStorage.getItem(key) ?? defaultValue);
@@ -11,11 +12,13 @@ export const address = writableStorage("address", "127.0.0.1:5505");
 export const token = writableStorage("token", "");
 
 export function makeThumbnailUrl(id: ResourceId) {
-  return `http://${get(address)}/thumbnail/${id}?token=${get(token)}`;
+  const scheme = dev ? "http" : "https";
+  return `${scheme}://${get(address)}/thumbnail/${id}?token=${get(token)}`;
 }
 
 export function makeAudioUrl(id: TrackId) {
-  return `http://${get(address)}/audio/external_id/${id}?token=${get(token)}`;
+  const scheme = dev ? "http" : "https";
+  return `${scheme}://${get(address)}/audio/external_id/${id}?token=${get(token)}`;
 }
 
 export const currentTrack = writable<TrackWithId | null>(null);