diff --git a/src/pages/settings/relays/index.tsx b/src/pages/settings/relays/index.tsx
index b2c102e..e210ac5 100644
--- a/src/pages/settings/relays/index.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/settings/relays/index.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ export const RelaysPage = () => {
   const relayMap = useAppSelector((state) => state.relays?.map)
   const relaysInfo = useAppSelector((state) => state.relays?.info)
 
-  const webSocketPrefix = 'wss://'
+  const webSocketPrefix =
+    newRelayURI?.startsWith('wss://') || newRelayURI?.startsWith('ws://')
+      ? ''
+      : 'wss://'
 
   // fetch relay list from relays
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -197,7 +200,7 @@ export const RelaysPage = () => {
     // Check if new relay URI is a valid string
     if (
       relayURI &&
-      !/^wss:\/\/[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._\\+~#=]{1,256}\.[a-zA-Z0-9()]{1,6}/.test(
+      !/^wss?:\/\/[-a-zA-Z0-9@:%._\\+~#=]{1,256}\.[a-zA-Z0-9()]{1,6}/.test(
         relayURI
       )
     ) {