diff --git a/server.go b/server.go
index 8f84250..09f1df2 100644
--- a/server.go
+++ b/server.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func NewServer(c *Config) *Server {
 	transport.DialContext = func(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
 		addr, err := s.dig(ctx, addr)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("err digging for dial context: %w", err)
 		}
 		return (&net.Dialer{}).DialContext(ctx, network, addr)
 	}
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func (s *Server) Connect(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 
 	dest, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", host, s.Timeout)
 	if err != nil {
-		s.Error(r, w, err)
+		s.Error(r, w, fmt.Errorf("error dialing w timeout %s=>%s: %w", r.Host, host, err))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -129,13 +130,15 @@ func (s *Server) xfer(ctx context.Context, w io.Writer, r io.ReadCloser) {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) dig(ctx context.Context, host string) (string, error) {
+	search := host
+	search = strings.TrimPrefix(search, "https://")
+	search = strings.TrimPrefix(search, "http://")
 	if v, ok := s.dnsCache[host]; ok {
 		return v, nil
 	}
-	search := host
 	port := ""
 	if splithost, splitport, err := net.SplitHostPort(host); err == nil {
-		search = splithost
+		search = strings.TrimPrefix(strings.TrimPrefix(splithost, "http://"), "https://")
 		port = ":" + splitport
 	}
 	ip, err := s.resolver.LookupHost(ctx, search)
@@ -145,7 +148,7 @@ func (s *Server) dig(ctx context.Context, host string) (string, error) {
 	if len(ip) == 0 {
 		return "", errors.New("name does not resolve")
 	}
-	result := ip[0] + port
+	result := strings.TrimPrefix(ip[0], "//") + port
 	s.dnsCache[host] = result
 	//log.Printf("dug %s => %s => %s", host, search, result)
 	return result, nil