diff --git a/app/lib/pocketbase.ts b/app/lib/pocketbase.ts
index 2fa4085..de15a2c 100644
--- a/app/lib/pocketbase.ts
+++ b/app/lib/pocketbase.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 import PocketBase from 'pocketbase';
 
-export const pb = new PocketBase(import.meta.env.VITE_POCKETBASE_URL);
+const rawUrl = import.meta.env.VITE_POCKETBASE_URL ?? '';
+// Ensure URL always has a protocol so PocketBase SDK treats it as absolute
+const pbUrl = rawUrl.startsWith('http') ? rawUrl : `https://${rawUrl}`;
+
+export const pb = new PocketBase(pbUrl);