diff --git a/server/api/api.go b/server/api/api.go
index ca2561a..96db330 100644
--- a/server/api/api.go
+++ b/server/api/api.go
@@ -140,12 +140,28 @@ func Parse(r *http.Request) (*CoreAPI, error) {
 	// currently the "cdx" does not accept collection as a query or param
 	coreApi.Collection = "all"
 
+	matchType := query.Get("matchType")
+	if matchType != "" {
+		if !contains(matchTypes, matchType) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("matchType must be one of %v, was: %s", matchTypes, matchType)
+		}
+		coreApi.MatchType = matchType
+	} else {
+		// Default to exact
+		coreApi.MatchType = MatchTypeExact
+	}
+
 	urls := query["url"]
 	if len(urls) == 1 && !schemeRegExp.MatchString(urls[0]) {
 		u := urls[0]
+		// Add http scheme
 		urls = []string{
 			"http://" + u,
-			"https://" + u,
+		}
+		// Add https scheme only for exact match to get results for both http/https
+		// If match type is prefix, domain or host the scheme part will be stripped so no need.
+		if coreApi.MatchType == MatchTypeExact {
+			urls = append(urls, "https://"+u)
 		}
 	}
 	for _, urlStr := range urls {
@@ -160,17 +176,6 @@ func Parse(r *http.Request) (*CoreAPI, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	matchType := query.Get("matchType")
-	if matchType != "" {
-		if !contains(matchTypes, matchType) {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("matchType must be one of %v, was: %s", matchTypes, matchType)
-		}
-		coreApi.MatchType = matchType
-	} else {
-		// Default to exact
-		coreApi.MatchType = MatchTypeExact
-	}
-
 	limit := query.Get("limit")
 	if limit != "" {
 		l, err := strconv.Atoi(limit)
diff --git a/server/api/api_test.go b/server/api/api_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a92e83d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/api/api_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+package api
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/nlnwa/gowarcserver/surt"
+)
+
+func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
+	domains := []string{
+		"no",
+		"kommune.no",
+		"nb.no",
+	}
+
+	for _, domain := range domains {
+		u, _ := url.Parse("http://example.test/")
+		values := u.Query()
+		values.Set("url", domain)
+		values.Set("matchType", "domain")
+		u.RawQuery = values.Encode()
+
+		r := &http.Request{URL: u}
+
+		a, err := Parse(r)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
+		}
+
+		got := SearchAPI{a}.Key()
+		want := MatchType(surt.UrlToSsurt(a.Urls[0]), MatchTypeDomain)
+		if got != want {
+			t.Errorf("Got: '%s', Want: '%s'", got, want)
+		}
+	}
+
+}