diff --git a/common/file_helpers.py b/common/file_helpers.py
index d4a00041..c7a70ab8 100644
--- a/common/file_helpers.py
+++ b/common/file_helpers.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from atomicwrites import AtomicWriter
 
 
 def mkdirs_exists_ok(path):
-  if path.startswith('http'):
+  if path.startswith('http://') or path.startswith('https://'):
     raise ValueError('URL path')
   try:
     os.makedirs(path)