diff --git a/metadata-extractor/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/metadata/MetadataExtractor.kt b/metadata-extractor/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/metadata/MetadataExtractor.kt
index 7b711ff1..ceeb0346 100644
--- a/metadata-extractor/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/metadata/MetadataExtractor.kt
+++ b/metadata-extractor/src/main/kotlin/dev/msfjarvis/claw/metadata/MetadataExtractor.kt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ constructor(
 
   suspend fun getExtractedMetadata(url: String): LinkMetadata {
     val parsedUrl = url.toHttpUrlOrNull() ?: return makeDefault(url)
+    if (!parsedUrl.isHttps) return makeDefault(url)
     val request = Request.Builder().url(parsedUrl).build()
     val htmlContent =
       okHttpClient.newCall(request).execute().use { response ->