diff --git a/lib/core/common.py b/lib/core/common.py
index 62d2bb664..c6b57846d 100755
--- a/lib/core/common.py
+++ b/lib/core/common.py
@@ -1248,7 +1248,8 @@ def parseTargetUrl():
         errMsg += "on this platform"
         raise SqlmapGenericException(errMsg)
 
-    if not re.search("^http[s]*://", conf.url, re.I):
+    if not re.search("^http[s]*://", conf.url, re.I) and \
+            not re.search("^ws[s]*://", conf.url, re.I):
         if ":443/" in conf.url:
             conf.url = "https://" + conf.url
         else:
diff --git a/lib/core/target.py b/lib/core/target.py
index bd6379e14..90d2a68bd 100644
--- a/lib/core/target.py
+++ b/lib/core/target.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def _setRequestParams():
 
     kb.processUserMarks = True if (kb.postHint and CUSTOM_INJECTION_MARK_CHAR in conf.data) else kb.processUserMarks
 
-    if re.search(URI_INJECTABLE_REGEX, conf.url, re.I) and not any(place in conf.parameters for place in (PLACE.GET, PLACE.POST)) and not kb.postHint and not CUSTOM_INJECTION_MARK_CHAR in (conf.data or ""):
+    if re.search(URI_INJECTABLE_REGEX, conf.url, re.I) and not any(place in conf.parameters for place in (PLACE.GET, PLACE.POST)) and not kb.postHint and not CUSTOM_INJECTION_MARK_CHAR in (conf.data or "") and conf.url.startswith("http"):
         warnMsg = "you've provided target URL without any GET "
         warnMsg += "parameters (e.g. www.site.com/article.php?id=1) "
         warnMsg += "and without providing any POST parameters "