diff --git a/lib/couchrest.rb b/lib/couchrest.rb
index b69728b..03a6a65 100644
--- a/lib/couchrest.rb
+++ b/lib/couchrest.rb
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ module CouchRest
     
     def parse url
       case url
-      when /^http:\/\/(.*)\/(.*)\/(.*)/
+      when /^https?:\/\/(.*)\/(.*)\/(.*)/
         host = $1
         db = $2
         docid = $3
-      when /^http:\/\/(.*)\/(.*)/
+      when /^https?:\/\/(.*)\/(.*)/
         host = $1
         db = $2
-      when /^http:\/\/(.*)/
+      when /^https?:\/\/(.*)/
         host = $1
       when /(.*)\/(.*)\/(.*)/
         host = $1
diff --git a/spec/couchrest/core/couchrest_spec.rb b/spec/couchrest/core/couchrest_spec.rb
index ef6637c..faf6847 100644
--- a/spec/couchrest/core/couchrest_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/couchrest/core/couchrest_spec.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ describe CouchRest do
       db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1"
     end
     it "should parse a host and db with http" do
-      db = CouchRest.parse "http://127.0.0.1/my-db"
+      db = CouchRest.parse "https://127.0.0.1/my-db"
       db[:database].should == "my-db"
       db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1"
     end
@@ -68,16 +68,31 @@ describe CouchRest do
       db[:database].should == "my-db"
       db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
     end
+    it "should parse a host with a port and db with https" do
+      db = CouchRest.parse "https://127.0.0.1:5555/my-db"
+      db[:database].should == "my-db"
+      db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
+    end
     it "should parse just a host" do
       db = CouchRest.parse "http://127.0.0.1:5555/"
       db[:database].should be_nil
       db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
     end
+    it "should parse just a host with https" do
+      db = CouchRest.parse "https://127.0.0.1:5555/"
+      db[:database].should be_nil
+      db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
+    end
     it "should parse just a host no slash" do
       db = CouchRest.parse "http://127.0.0.1:5555"
       db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
       db[:database].should be_nil
     end
+    it "should parse just a host no slash and https" do
+      db = CouchRest.parse "https://127.0.0.1:5555"
+      db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
+      db[:database].should be_nil
+    end
     it "should get docid" do
       db = CouchRest.parse "127.0.0.1:5555/my-db/my-doc"
       db[:database].should == "my-db"
@@ -90,7 +105,12 @@ describe CouchRest do
       db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
       db[:doc].should == "my-doc"
     end
-
+    it "should get docid with https" do
+      db = CouchRest.parse "https://127.0.0.1:5555/my-db/my-doc"
+      db[:database].should == "my-db"
+      db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
+      db[:doc].should == "my-doc"
+    end
     it "should parse a host and db" do
       db = CouchRest.parse "127.0.0.1/my-db"
       db[:database].should == "my-db"
@@ -101,6 +121,11 @@ describe CouchRest do
       db[:database].should == "my-db"
       db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1"
     end
+    it "should parse a host and db with https" do
+      db = CouchRest.parse "https://127.0.0.1/my-db"
+      db[:database].should == "my-db"
+      db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1"
+    end
     it "should parse a host with a port and db" do
       db = CouchRest.parse "127.0.0.1:5555/my-db"
       db[:database].should == "my-db"
@@ -111,16 +136,31 @@ describe CouchRest do
       db[:database].should == "my-db"
       db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
     end
+    it "should parse a host with a port and db with https" do
+      db = CouchRest.parse "http://127.0.0.1:5555/my-db"
+      db[:database].should == "my-db"
+      db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
+    end
     it "should parse just a host" do
       db = CouchRest.parse "http://127.0.0.1:5555/"
       db[:database].should be_nil
       db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
     end
+    it "should parse just a host with https" do
+      db = CouchRest.parse "https://127.0.0.1:5555/"
+      db[:database].should be_nil
+      db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
+    end
     it "should parse just a host no slash" do
       db = CouchRest.parse "http://127.0.0.1:5555"
       db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
       db[:database].should be_nil
     end
+    it "should parse just a host no slash and https" do
+      db = CouchRest.parse "https://127.0.0.1:5555"
+      db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
+      db[:database].should be_nil
+    end
     it "should get docid" do
       db = CouchRest.parse "127.0.0.1:5555/my-db/my-doc"
       db[:database].should == "my-db"
@@ -133,6 +173,12 @@ describe CouchRest do
       db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
       db[:doc].should == "my-doc"
     end
+    it "should get docid with https" do
+      db = CouchRest.parse "https://127.0.0.1:5555/my-db/my-doc"
+      db[:database].should == "my-db"
+      db[:host].should == "127.0.0.1:5555"
+      db[:doc].should == "my-doc"
+    end
   end
 
   describe "easy initializing a database adapter" do