diff --git a/lib/odata/net.js b/lib/odata/net.js
index be45295..09205ab 100644
--- a/lib/odata/net.js
+++ b/lib/odata/net.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 
 var http = require('http');
+var https = require('https');
 var utils    = require('./../utils.js');
 var url = require("url");
 
@@ -116,9 +117,8 @@ exports.defaultHttpClient = {
                 options.headers[name] = request.headers[name];
             }
         }   
-        
-
-        var xhr = http.request(options);
+                        
+        var xhr = options[protocol].request(options);
 
         result.abort = function () {
             if (done) {
@@ -192,4 +192,4 @@ exports.defaultHttpClient = {
 
 exports.canUseJSONP = canUseJSONP;
 exports.isAbsoluteUrl = isAbsoluteUrl;
-exports.isLocalUrl = isLocalUrl;
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+exports.isLocalUrl = isLocalUrl;