diff --git a/src/aiomealie/mealie.py b/src/aiomealie/mealie.py
index 7d716a2..7089ad9 100644
--- a/src/aiomealie/mealie.py
+++ b/src/aiomealie/mealie.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ class MealieClient:
     """Main class for handling connections with Mealie."""
 
     api_host: str
+    port: int
+    secure: bool
     token: str | None = None
     session: ClientSession | None = None
     request_timeout: int = 10
@@ -43,9 +45,9 @@ class MealieClient:
     async def _request(self, uri: str, params: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> str:
         """Handle a request to Mealie."""
         url = URL.build(
-            scheme="https",
+            scheme="https" if self.secure else "http",
             host=self.api_host,
-            port=443,
+            port=self.port,
         ).joinpath(uri)
 
         headers = {
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index dd575a3..21ec2ee 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ async def client() -> AsyncGenerator[MealieClient, None]:
     """Return a Spotify client."""
     async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session, MealieClient(
         "demo.mealie.io",
+        443,
+        secure=True,
         session=session,
     ) as mealie_client:
         yield mealie_client
diff --git a/tests/test_mealie.py b/tests/test_mealie.py
index 2dc9ead..90fff2f 100644
--- a/tests/test_mealie.py
+++ b/tests/test_mealie.py
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ async def test_putting_in_own_session(
         body=load_fixture("startup_info.json"),
     )
     async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
-        analytics = MealieClient(session=session, api_host="demo.mealie.io")
+        analytics = MealieClient(
+            session=session, api_host="demo.mealie.io", port=443, secure=True
+        )
         await analytics.get_startup_info()
         assert analytics.session is not None
         assert not analytics.session.closed
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ async def test_creating_own_session(
         status=200,
         body=load_fixture("startup_info.json"),
     )
-    analytics = MealieClient(api_host="demo.mealie.io")
+    analytics = MealieClient(api_host="demo.mealie.io", port=443, secure=True)
     await analytics.get_startup_info()
     assert analytics.session is not None
     assert not analytics.session.closed
@@ -88,8 +90,7 @@ async def response_handler(_: str, **_kwargs: Any) -> CallbackResult:
         callback=response_handler,
     )
     async with MealieClient(
-        request_timeout=1,
-        api_host="demo.mealie.io",
+        request_timeout=1, api_host="demo.mealie.io", port=443, secure=True
     ) as mealie_client:
         with pytest.raises(MealieConnectionError):
             assert await mealie_client.get_startup_info()