diff --git a/pinecone/utils/normalize_host.py b/pinecone/utils/normalize_host.py
index 01ee09d3..b7bd511c 100644
--- a/pinecone/utils/normalize_host.py
+++ b/pinecone/utils/normalize_host.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 def normalize_host(host: Optional[str]) -> str:
     if host is None:
         return ""
-    if host.startswith("https://"):
-        return host
-    if host.startswith("http://"):
+    if host.startswith(("https://", "http://")):
         return host
     return "https://" + host