diff --git a/jme3-core/src/plugins/java/com/jme3/asset/plugins/HttpZipLocator.java b/jme3-core/src/plugins/java/com/jme3/asset/plugins/HttpZipLocator.java
index ab964ab2c..af7026206 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/plugins/java/com/jme3/asset/plugins/HttpZipLocator.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/plugins/java/com/jme3/asset/plugins/HttpZipLocator.java
@@ -298,8 +298,8 @@ public class HttpZipLocator implements AssetLocator {
     }
 
     public void load(URL url) throws IOException {
-        if (!url.getProtocol().equals("http"))
-            throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
+        if (!url.getProtocol().equals("http") && !url.getProtocol().equals("https"))
+            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("HttpZipLocator only supports HTTP(S) URLs");
 
         zipUrl = url;
         readEndHeader();