diff --git a/backend/cmd/api/main.go b/backend/cmd/api/main.go
index d332c98..156959a 100755
--- a/backend/cmd/api/main.go
+++ b/backend/cmd/api/main.go
@@ -39,12 +39,21 @@ func main() {
 	if apiHost == "" {
 		apiHost = "localhost:8521"
 	}
-	// Strip protocol schemes if present to ensure clean host for Swagger
+
+	// Detect scheme from env var
+	schemes := []string{"http", "https"} // default to both
+	if strings.HasPrefix(apiHost, "https://") {
+		schemes = []string{"https"}
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(apiHost, "http://") {
+		schemes = []string{"http"}
+	}
+
+	// Strip protocol schemes to ensure clean host for Swagger
 	apiHost = strings.TrimPrefix(apiHost, "http://")
 	apiHost = strings.TrimPrefix(apiHost, "https://")
 
 	docs.SwaggerInfo.Host = apiHost
-	docs.SwaggerInfo.Schemes = []string{"http", "https"}
+	docs.SwaggerInfo.Schemes = schemes
 
 	handler := router.NewRouter()