diff --git a/src/hipscat/io/file_io/file_pointer.py b/src/hipscat/io/file_io/file_pointer.py
index 59d8071d..ea978a6b 100644
--- a/src/hipscat/io/file_io/file_pointer.py
+++ b/src/hipscat/io/file_io/file_pointer.py
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ def get_file_pointer_for_fs(protocol: str, file_pointer: FilePointer) -> FilePoi
             split_pointer = file_pointer.split("file://")[1]
         else:
             split_pointer = file_pointer
+    elif protocol == "https":
+        # https should include the protocol in the file path
+        split_pointer = file_pointer  # don't split
     else:
         split_pointer = file_pointer.split(f"{protocol}://")[1]