diff --git a/skeleton/scaffold-minimum/test__if_protractor/e2e/demo.e2e.ext b/skeleton/scaffold-minimum/test__if_protractor/e2e/demo.e2e.ext
index 333be4530..3b7f4aa45 100644
--- a/skeleton/scaffold-minimum/test__if_protractor/e2e/demo.e2e.ext
+++ b/skeleton/scaffold-minimum/test__if_protractor/e2e/demo.e2e.ext
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe('aurelia skeleton app', function() {
     poSkeleton = new PageObjectSkeleton();
     poWelcome = new PageObjectWelcome();
 
-    await browser.loadAndWaitForAureliaPage(`http://${config.baseUrl}`);
+    await browser.loadAndWaitForAureliaPage(`${config.baseUrl}`);
   });
 
   it('should load the page and display the initial page title', async () => {
diff --git a/skeleton/scaffold-navigation/test__if_protractor/e2e/demo.e2e.ext b/skeleton/scaffold-navigation/test__if_protractor/e2e/demo.e2e.ext
index 04a3dfe10..7317edf93 100644
--- a/skeleton/scaffold-navigation/test__if_protractor/e2e/demo.e2e.ext
+++ b/skeleton/scaffold-navigation/test__if_protractor/e2e/demo.e2e.ext
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ describe('aurelia skeleton app', function() {
     poSkeleton = new PageObjectSkeleton();
     poWelcome = new PageObjectWelcome();
 
-    await browser.loadAndWaitForAureliaPage(`http://${config.baseUrl}`);
+    await browser.loadAndWaitForAureliaPage(`${config.baseUrl}`);
   });
 
   it('should load the page and display the initial page title', async () => {