2 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/net/hippie/client.rb b/lib/net/hippie/client.rb
index 43ff407..d85096e 100644
--- a/lib/net/hippie/client.rb
+++ b/lib/net/hippie/client.rb
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ module Net
       attr_reader :mapper
 
       def http_for(uri)
+        uri = normalize_uri(uri)
         http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
         http.read_timeout = 30
         http.use_ssl = uri.is_a?(URI::HTTPS)
@@ -80,6 +81,10 @@ module Net
           x.body = mapper.map_from(body) unless body.empty?
         end
       end
+
+      def normalize_uri(uri)
+        uri.is_a?(URI) ? uri : URI.parse(uri)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/net/hippie/version.rb b/lib/net/hippie/version.rb
index d6ad3fd..db4dbe5 100644
--- a/lib/net/hippie/version.rb
+++ b/lib/net/hippie/version.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 module Net
   module Hippie
-    VERSION = "0.1.2"
+    VERSION = "0.1.3"
   end
 end