diff --git a/src/subsonic.rs b/src/subsonic.rs
index c5dd0e4..25685eb 100644
--- a/src/subsonic.rs
+++ b/src/subsonic.rs
@@ -49,22 +49,28 @@ pub struct Client {
 
 impl Client {
     pub fn new(url: &str, username: &str, token: &str, salt: &str) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        let base_url = reqwest::Url::parse_with_params(
+            url,
+            &[
+                ("u", username),
+                ("t", token),
+                ("s", salt),
+                ("v", "1.16.1"),
+                ("c", "eu.callcc.audrey"),
+                ("f", "json"),
+            ],
+        )
+        .map_err(|err| Error::UrlParseError(err.to_string()))?;
+
+        if base_url.scheme() != "http" && base_url.scheme() != "https" {
+            return Err(Error::UrlParseError("Url scheme is not HTTP(s)".into()));
+        }
+
         Ok(Client {
             client: reqwest::Client::builder()
                 .user_agent("audrey/linux") // Audrey.Const.user_agent
                 .build()?,
-            base_url: reqwest::Url::parse_with_params(
-                url,
-                &[
-                    ("u", username),
-                    ("t", token),
-                    ("s", salt),
-                    ("v", "1.16.1"),
-                    ("c", "eu.callcc.audrey"),
-                    ("f", "json"),
-                ],
-            )
-            .map_err(|err| Error::UrlParseError(err.to_string()))?,
+            base_url,
         })
     }