diff --git a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/[selectedDatasource]/rest/[query]/index.svelte b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/[selectedDatasource]/rest/[query]/index.svelte
index bafca7bc42..3c611459c1 100644
--- a/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/[selectedDatasource]/rest/[query]/index.svelte
+++ b/packages/builder/src/pages/builder/app/[application]/data/datasource/[selectedDatasource]/rest/[query]/index.svelte
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
             />
           </div>
           <div class="url">
-            <Input bind:value={url} />
+            <Input bind:value={url} placeholder="http://www.api.com/endpoint" />
           </div>
           <Button cta disabled={!url} on:click={runQuery}>Send</Button>
         </div>
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/rest.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/rest.ts
index 696671a6fb..35230cba4a 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/rest.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/rest.ts
@@ -146,11 +146,11 @@ module RestModule {
 
     getUrl(path: string, queryString: string): string {
       const main = `${path}?${queryString}`
-      if (!this.config.url) {
-        return main
-      } else {
-        return `${this.config.url}/${main}`
+      let complete = !this.config.url ? main : `${this.config.url}/${main}`
+      if (!complete.startsWith("http")) {
+        complete = `http://${complete}`
       }
+      return complete
     }
 
     async _req(query: RestQuery) {