diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5095ee8478..2888460761 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Appsmith doesn't take the fun out of coding, because it treats every block as an
 * **5 minute setup**: Deploy Appsmith on your servers in 5 minutes.
 * **Build custom UI**: Drag & drop, resize and style widgets **without HTML / CSS**.
 * **Query data**: Query & update your database directly from the UI. Connect to **PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, REST & GraphQL APIs**.
-* **JS Logic**: Write snippets of business logic using JS to transform data, manipuate UI or trigger workflows. Use popular libraries like lodash & moment anywhere in the app
+* **JS Logic**: Write snippets of business logic using JS to transform data, manipulate UI or trigger workflows. Use popular libraries like lodash & moment anywhere in the app
 * **Data Workflows**: Simple configuration to create flows when users interact with the UI.
 * **Realtime Editor**: Changes in your application reflect instantly with every edit. No need to compile!
 * **Works with existing, live databases**: Connect directly to any PostgreSQL, MySQL & MongoDB
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/rapidApiPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/RapidApiPlugin.java b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/rapidApiPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/RapidApiPlugin.java
index 514a6ec24c..e5af6311a9 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/rapidApiPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/RapidApiPlugin.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/rapidApiPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/RapidApiPlugin.java
@@ -103,7 +103,8 @@ public class RapidApiPlugin extends BasePlugin {
 
             URI uri;
             try {
-                uri = createFinalUriWithQueryParams(url, actionConfiguration.getQueryParameters());
+                String httpUrl = addHttpToUrlWhenPrefixNotPresent(url);
+                uri = createFinalUriWithQueryParams(httpUrl, actionConfiguration.getQueryParameters());
                 log.info("Final URL is : {}", uri);
             } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
                 e.printStackTrace();
@@ -287,6 +288,13 @@ public class RapidApiPlugin extends BasePlugin {
             }
         }
 
+        private String addHttpToUrlWhenPrefixNotPresent(String url) {
+            if (url == null || url.toLowerCase().startsWith("http") || url.contains("://")) {
+                return url;
+            }
+            return "http://" + url;
+        }
+
         private URI createFinalUriWithQueryParams(String url, List<Property> queryParams) throws URISyntaxException {
             UriComponentsBuilder uriBuilder = UriComponentsBuilder.newInstance();
             uriBuilder.uri(new URI(url));
diff --git a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/restApiPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/RestApiPlugin.java b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/restApiPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/RestApiPlugin.java
index 7cb1e0aa28..d04da040a8 100644
--- a/app/server/appsmith-plugins/restApiPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/RestApiPlugin.java
+++ b/app/server/appsmith-plugins/restApiPlugin/src/main/java/com/external/plugins/RestApiPlugin.java
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ public class RestApiPlugin extends BasePlugin {
             HttpMethod httpMethod = actionConfiguration.getHttpMethod();
             URI uri;
             try {
-                uri = createFinalUriWithQueryParams(url, actionConfiguration.getQueryParameters());
+                String httpUrl = addHttpToUrlWhenPrefixNotPresent(url);
+                uri = createFinalUriWithQueryParams(httpUrl, actionConfiguration.getQueryParameters());
             } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
                 ActionExecutionRequest actionExecutionRequest = populateRequestFields(actionConfiguration, null);
                 actionExecutionRequest.setUrl(url);
@@ -362,6 +363,13 @@ public class RestApiPlugin extends BasePlugin {
             return contentType;
         }
 
+        private String addHttpToUrlWhenPrefixNotPresent(String url) {
+            if (url == null || url.toLowerCase().startsWith("http") || url.contains("://")) {
+                return url;
+            }
+            return "http://" + url;
+        }
+
         private URI createFinalUriWithQueryParams(String url, List<Property> queryParams) throws URISyntaxException {
             UriComponentsBuilder uriBuilder = UriComponentsBuilder.newInstance();
             uriBuilder.uri(new URI(url));