diff --git a/local_settings.py b/local_settings.py
index 14ac7d663de2e626df078ce7e71ed36d811307d2..3fdfd005b0acf9bae08476b722ee0d1873d6d475 100644
--- a/local_settings.py
+++ b/local_settings.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ VIPSLOGIC_PROTOCOL = "http"
 VIPS_ORGANIZATION_ID = 1
 INCLUDE_ORGANIZATION_IDS =[1]
 # The server name used for VIPSCoreManager
-VIPSCOREMANAGER_SERVER_NAME = "localhost:8080/VIPSCore"
+VIPSCOREMANAGER_SERVER_NAME = "http://localhost:8080/VIPSCore"
 # Local path to self signed certificate of VIPSCoreManager.
 # Set to none if using certificate signed by a CA
 #VIPSCOREMANAGER_SSLCERT_PATH ="/home/django-vipsweb/coremanager.crt"