diff --git a/src/node/app.ts b/src/node/app.ts
index 5fde2767..171a7c4d 100644
--- a/src/node/app.ts
+++ b/src/node/app.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export const createApp = async (args: DefaultedArgs): Promise<[Express, http.Ser
 }
 
 /**
- * Get the address of a server as a string (protocol not included) while
+ * Get the address of a server as a string (protocol *is* included) while
  * ensuring there is one (will throw if there isn't).
  */
 export const ensureAddress = (server: http.Server): string => {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export const ensureAddress = (server: http.Server): string => {
     throw new Error("server has no address")
   }
   if (typeof addr !== "string") {
-    return `${addr.address}:${addr.port}`
+    return `http://${addr.address}:${addr.port}`
   }
   return addr
 }
diff --git a/src/node/entry.ts b/src/node/entry.ts
index 82e04f5d..3cca62a5 100644
--- a/src/node/entry.ts
+++ b/src/node/entry.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ const main = async (args: DefaultedArgs): Promise<void> => {
 
   if (args.link) {
     try {
-      await coderCloudBind(serverAddress, args.link.value)
+      await coderCloudBind(serverAddress.replace(/^https?:\/\//, ""), args.link.value)
       logger.info("  - Connected to cloud agent")
     } catch (err) {
       logger.error(err.message)