diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/genai/AsyncLive.java b/src/main/java/com/google/genai/AsyncLive.java
index 1681b39f7e6..0ca7f0020b7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/genai/AsyncLive.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/genai/AsyncLive.java
@@ -93,9 +93,10 @@ private URI getWebSocketUri() {
     }
     try {
       URI baseUri = new URI(baseUrl);
+      String wsScheme = "https".equalsIgnoreCase(baseUri.getScheme()) ? "wss" : "ws";
       String wsBaseUrl =
           new URI(
-                  "wss",
+                  wsScheme,
                   baseUri.getAuthority(),
                   baseUri.getPath(),
                   baseUri.getQuery(),