diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/getting_started.js.coffee b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/getting_started.js.coffee
index fd3882b82..f2ae337e9 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/getting_started.js.coffee
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/controllers/getting_started.js.coffee
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class Base extends App.ControllerContent
   className: 'getstarted fit'
   events:
     'change [name=adapter]':     'toggleAdapter'
-    'submit .base':              'storeFqdn'
+    'submit .base':              'storeUrl'
     'submit .base-outbound':     'storeOutbound'
     'submit .base-inbound':      'storeInbound'
     'click  .js-next':           'submit'
@@ -87,12 +87,12 @@ class Base extends App.ControllerContent
 
     @html App.view('getting_started/base')()
 
-    # fqdn
+    # url
     configureAttributesBase = [
-      { name: 'fqdn', display: 'System URL (where the system can be reached)', tag: 'input', null: false, placeholder: 'http://yourhost' },
+      { name: 'url', display: 'System URL (where the system can be reached)', tag: 'input', null: false, placeholder: 'http://yourhost' },
     ]
     new App.ControllerForm(
-      el: @$('.base-fqdn'),
+      el: @$('.base-url'),
       model: { configure_attributes: configureAttributesBase, className: '' },
     )
 
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class Base extends App.ControllerContent
     @$('.wizard-controls .btn').text('Check').attr('data-form', 'base-inbound').addClass('btn--primary').removeClass('btn--danger').removeClass('btn--success')
     @enable( @$('.btn') )
 
-  storeFqdn: (e) =>
+  storeUrl: (e) =>
     e.preventDefault()
 
     # get params
@@ -172,10 +172,10 @@ class Base extends App.ControllerContent
     @disable(e)
 
     @ajax(
-      id:   'base_fqdn'
+      id:   'base_url'
       type: 'POST'
-      url:  @apiPath + '/getting_started/base_fqdn'
-      data: JSON.stringify( {fqdn:params.fqdn} )
+      url:  @apiPath + '/getting_started/base_url'
+      data: JSON.stringify( {url:params.url} )
       processData: true
       success: (data, status, xhr) =>
         if data.result is 'ok'
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/getting_started/base.jst.eco b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/getting_started/base.jst.eco
index aed068680..aa2806866 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/getting_started/base.jst.eco
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/views/getting_started/base.jst.eco
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     </ol>
 
     <form class="base">
-      <div class="base-fqdn"></div>
+      <div class="base-url"></div>
     </form>
 
 
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
     <form class="base-inbound hide">
       <%- @T('E-Mail Inbound') %>
       <div class="base-inbound-settings"></div>
-      <div class="base-inbound-state"></div>
     </form>
 
     <div class="wizard-controls horizontal center">
diff --git a/app/controllers/getting_started_controller.rb b/app/controllers/getting_started_controller.rb
index d98fe7911..6a6d10ba1 100644
--- a/app/controllers/getting_started_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/getting_started_controller.rb
@@ -47,23 +47,32 @@ curl http://localhost/api/v1/getting_started.json -v -u #{login}:#{password}
     }
   end
 
-  def base_fqdn
+  def base_url
     return if setup_done_response
 
     # validate
-    if !params[:fqdn] ||params[:fqdn] !~ /^(http|https):\/\/.+?$/
+    if !params[:url] ||params[:url] !~ /^(http|https):\/\/.+?$/
       render :json => {
         :result  => 'invalid',
         :message => 'Invalid!',
       }
-      return true
+      return
     end
 
-    Setting.set('fqdn', params[:fqdn])
+    # split url in http_type and fqdn
+    if params[:url] =~ /^(http|https):\/\/(.+?)$/
+      Setting.set('http_type', $1)
+      Setting.set('fqdn', $2)
+
+      render :json => {
+        :result => 'ok',
+      }
+      return
+    end
 
-    # return result
     render :json => {
-      :result => 'ok',
+      :result  => 'invalid',
+      :message => 'Unable to parse url!',
     }
   end