diff --git a/lib/haste.rb b/lib/haste.rb
index 36940d0..7245774 100644
--- a/lib/haste.rb
+++ b/lib/haste.rb
@@ -25,12 +25,10 @@ module Haste
     # Upload the and output the URL we get back
     def start
       uri = URI.parse server
+      http = Net::HTTP.new uri.host, uri.port
       if uri.scheme =~ /^https/
-        http = Net::HTTP.new uri.host, uri.port
         http.use_ssl = true
         http.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE
-      else
-        http = Net::HTTP.new uri.host, uri.port
       end
       response = http.post '/documents', @input
       if response.is_a?(Net::HTTPOK)