diff --git a/src/contentProviders/ipfsProvider.ts b/src/contentProviders/ipfsProvider.ts
index afb3a92..1af7923 100644
--- a/src/contentProviders/ipfsProvider.ts
+++ b/src/contentProviders/ipfsProvider.ts
@@ -136,10 +136,6 @@ export default class IpfsProvider extends BaseProvider {
     let fetchMethod: typeof fetchIpfs | typeof fetchIpns;
     let err;
     let contentType: string;
-    if (urlObj.protocol == "https") {
-      urlObj.protocol = "http";
-      return { redirectUrl: urlObj.toString() };
-    }
     let contentSize = 0;
 
     let cachedPage: { contentType: string; data: Blob } | null = null;
diff --git a/src/webEngine.ts b/src/webEngine.ts
index d60057b..0416605 100644
--- a/src/webEngine.ts
+++ b/src/webEngine.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ export default class WebEngine {
       return { redirectUrl: navRedirect as string };
     }
 
+    const provider = this.getRequestProvider(details.requestId);
+    if (provider) {
+      let urlObj = new URL(details.url);
+      if (urlObj.protocol == "https") {
+        urlObj.protocol = "http";
+        return { redirectUrl: urlObj.toString() };
+      }
+    }
+
     return this.processHandler(details, "handleRequest");
   }