diff --git a/itests/kit/rpc.go b/itests/kit/rpc.go
index 3269d2bea..dab45df07 100644
--- a/itests/kit/rpc.go
+++ b/itests/kit/rpc.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func fullRpc(t *testing.T, f *TestFullNode) *TestFullNode {
 
 	srv, maddr := CreateRPCServer(t, handler)
 
-	cl, stop, err := client.NewFullNodeRPCV1(context.Background(), "http://"+srv.Listener.Addr().String()+"/rpc/v1", nil)
+	cl, stop, err := client.NewFullNodeRPCV1(context.Background(), "ws://"+srv.Listener.Addr().String()+"/rpc/v1", nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	t.Cleanup(stop)
 	f.ListenAddr, f.FullNode = maddr, cl
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func minerRpc(t *testing.T, m *TestMiner) *TestMiner {
 
 	srv, maddr := CreateRPCServer(t, handler)
 
-	cl, stop, err := client.NewStorageMinerRPCV0(context.Background(), "http://"+srv.Listener.Addr().String()+"/rpc/v0", nil)
+	cl, stop, err := client.NewStorageMinerRPCV0(context.Background(), "ws://"+srv.Listener.Addr().String()+"/rpc/v0", nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	t.Cleanup(stop)