diff --git a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/common/net_utl.cpp b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/common/net_utl.cpp
index 81fe6673..d895193d 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/common/net_utl.cpp
+++ b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/common/net_utl.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "https_call.h"
+#include "net_utl.h"
 
 #include <boost/asio.hpp>
 
@@ -13,10 +13,17 @@ std::string resolveHostAddr(const std::string & hostName) {
 	auto query = ip::tcp::resolver::query(hostName, "");
 	auto iter = resolver.resolve(query);
 	auto endpoint = *iter;
-	auto addr = endpoint.address();
+	auto addr = ((ip::tcp::endpoint)endpoint).address();
 	return addr.to_string();
 }
 
+std::string stripProtoName(const std::string & url) {
+	auto index = url.find("://");
+	if (index == url::npos)
+		return url;
+	return url.substr(index + 3);
+}
+
 
 } // net
 } // peerplays
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/common/net_utl.h b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/common/net_utl.h
index 96c00dd5..d549fef3 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/common/net_utl.h
+++ b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/common/net_utl.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ namespace peerplays {
 namespace net {
 
 std::string resolveHostAddr(const std::string & hostName);
+std::string stripProtoName(const std::string & utl);
+
 
 } // net
 } // peerplays
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/common/rpc_client.cpp b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/common/rpc_client.cpp
index 6f7a7b26..32edfc2d 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/common/rpc_client.cpp
+++ b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/common/rpc_client.cpp
@@ -105,12 +105,12 @@ std::string rpc_client::send_post_request(std::string method, std::string params
 fc::http::reply rpc_client::send_post_request(std::string body, bool show_log) {
 
 	fc::http::reply reply;
-	auto temp = ip.substr(0, 6);
-	boost::algorithm::to_lower(temp);
+	auto start = ip.substr(0, 6);
+	boost::algorithm::to_lower(start);
 
-	if (temp == "https:") {
+	if (start == "https:") {
 
-		auto host = ip.substr(8);
+		auto host = ip.substr(8);		// skip "https://"
 
 		using namespace peerplays::net;
 
@@ -140,18 +140,19 @@ fc::http::reply rpc_client::send_post_request(std::string body, bool show_log) {
 
 	std::string host;
 
-	if (temp == "http:/")
-		host = ip.substr(7);
+	if (start == "http:/")
+		host = ip.substr(7);		// skip "http://"
 	else
 		host = ip;
 
-	fc::ip::endpoint endpoint;
+	std::string url = "http://" + host + ":" + std::to_string(port);
+	fc::ip::address addr;
 
 	try {
-		endpoint = fc::ip::endpoint(fc::ip::address(host), port));
+		addr = fc::ip::address(host);
 	} catch (...) {
 		try {
-			endpoint = fc::ip::endpoint(fc::ip::address(peerplays::net::resolveHostIp(host)), port));
+			addr = fc::ip::address(peerplays::net::resolveHostIp(host));
 		} catch (...) {
 			if (show_log) {
 				std::string url = ip + ":" + std::to_string(port);
@@ -163,15 +164,19 @@ fc::http::reply rpc_client::send_post_request(std::string body, bool show_log) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fc::http::connection conn;
-	conn.connect_to(endpoint);
-	std::string url = "http://" + host + ":" + std::to_string(port);
+	try {
 
-	//if (wallet.length() > 0) {
-	//   url = url + "/wallet/" + wallet;
-	//}
+		fc::http::connection conn;
+		conn.connect_to(fc::ip::endpoint(addr, port));
 
-	reply = conn.request("POST", url, body, fc::http::headers{authorization});
+		//if (wallet.length() > 0) {
+		//   url = url + "/wallet/" + wallet;
+		//}
+
+		reply = conn.request("POST", url, body, fc::http::headers{authorization});
+
+	} catch (...) {
+	}
 
 	if (show_log) {
 		ilog("### Request URL:    ${url}", ("url", url));
diff --git a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_hive.cpp b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_hive.cpp
index ac96da16..8e270c4c 100644
--- a/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_hive.cpp
+++ b/libraries/plugins/peerplays_sidechain/sidechain_net_handler_hive.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 #include <graphene/peerplays_sidechain/hive/transaction.hpp>
 #include <graphene/utilities/key_conversion.hpp>
 
+#include "common/net_utl.h"
+
 namespace graphene { namespace peerplays_sidechain {
 
 hive_node_rpc_client::hive_node_rpc_client(std::string _ip, uint32_t _port, std::string _user, std::string _password, bool _debug_rpc_calls) :
@@ -144,16 +146,28 @@ sidechain_net_handler_hive::sidechain_net_handler_hive(peerplays_sidechain_plugi
          private_keys[key_pair.first] = key_pair.second;
       }
    }
-/*
+
    fc::http::connection conn;
 
    try {
-      conn.connect_to(fc::ip::endpoint(fc::ip::address(node_ip), node_rpc_port));
+		auto host = peerplays::net::stripProtoName(node_ip);
+		fc::ip::address addr;
+		try {
+			addr = fc::ip::address(host);
+		} catch (...) {
+			try {
+				addr = fc::ip::address(peerplays::net::resolveHostIp(host));
+			} catch (...) {
+				elog("Failed to resolve Hive node address ${ip}", ("ip", node_ip));
+				FC_ASSERT(false);
+			}
+		}
+      conn.connect_to(fc::ip::endpoint(addr, node_rpc_port));
    } catch (fc::exception &e) {
       elog("No Hive node running at ${ip} or wrong rpc port: ${port}", ("ip", node_ip)("port", node_rpc_port));
       FC_ASSERT(false);
    }
-*/
+
    node_rpc_client = new hive_node_rpc_client(node_ip, node_rpc_port, node_rpc_user, node_rpc_password, debug_rpc_calls);
 
    std::string chain_id_str = node_rpc_client->get_chain_id();