diff --git a/tests/test_handler.py b/tests/test_handler.py
index 4770695..9d20e0e 100644
--- a/tests/test_handler.py
+++ b/tests/test_handler.py
@@ -19,57 +19,53 @@ class TestMixinHandler(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_is_forbidden(self):
         mhandler = MixinHandler()
-        handler.https_server_enabled = True
+        handler.redirecting = True
         options.fbidhttp = True
-        options.redirect = True
 
         context = Mock(
             address=('8.8.8.8', 8888),
             trusted_downstream=['127.0.0.1'],
             _orig_protocol='http'
         )
-        self.assertTrue(mhandler.is_forbidden(context, ''))
+        hostname = '4.4.4.4'
+        self.assertTrue(mhandler.is_forbidden(context, hostname))
 
         context = Mock(
             address=('8.8.8.8', 8888),
             trusted_downstream=[],
             _orig_protocol='http'
         )
-
         hostname = 'www.google.com'
         self.assertEqual(mhandler.is_forbidden(context, hostname), False)
 
-        handler.https_server_enabled = False
-        self.assertTrue(mhandler.is_forbidden(context, hostname))
-
-        options.redirect = False
-        self.assertTrue(mhandler.is_forbidden(context, hostname))
-
-        context = Mock(
-            address=('192.168.1.1', 8888),
-            trusted_downstream=[],
-            _orig_protocol='http'
-        )
-        self.assertIsNone(mhandler.is_forbidden(context, ''))
-
         context = Mock(
             address=('8.8.8.8', 8888),
             trusted_downstream=[],
-            _orig_protocol='https'
+            _orig_protocol='http'
         )
-        self.assertIsNone(mhandler.is_forbidden(context, ''))
+        hostname = '4.4.4.4'
+        self.assertTrue(mhandler.is_forbidden(context, hostname))
 
         context = Mock(
-            address=('8.8.8.8', 8888),
+            address=('192.168.1.1', 8888),
             trusted_downstream=[],
             _orig_protocol='http'
         )
-        hostname = '8.8.8.8'
-        self.assertTrue(mhandler.is_forbidden(context, hostname))
+        hostname = 'www.google.com'
+        self.assertIsNone(mhandler.is_forbidden(context, hostname))
 
         options.fbidhttp = False
         self.assertIsNone(mhandler.is_forbidden(context, hostname))
 
+        hostname = '4.4.4.4'
+        self.assertIsNone(mhandler.is_forbidden(context, hostname))
+
+        handler.redirecting = False
+        self.assertIsNone(mhandler.is_forbidden(context, hostname))
+
+        context._orig_protocol = 'https'
+        self.assertIsNone(mhandler.is_forbidden(context, hostname))
+
     def test_get_redirect_url(self):
         mhandler = MixinHandler()
         hostname = 'www.example.com'
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index d0f72a4..6ed89fc 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ class TestMain(unittest.TestCase):
         app = Application()
         app.listen = lambda x, y, **kwargs: 1
 
-        handler.https_server_enabled = False
+        handler.redirecting = None
         server_settings = dict()
         app_listen(app, 80, '127.0.0.1', server_settings)
-        self.assertFalse(handler.https_server_enabled)
+        self.assertFalse(handler.redirecting)
 
-        handler.https_server_enabled = False
+        handler.redirecting = None
         server_settings = dict(ssl_options='enabled')
         app_listen(app, 80, '127.0.0.1', server_settings)
-        self.assertTrue(handler.https_server_enabled)
+        self.assertTrue(handler.redirecting)
diff --git a/webssh/handler.py b/webssh/handler.py
index 9a0c850..f6a2404 100644
--- a/webssh/handler.py
+++ b/webssh/handler.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ KEY_MAX_SIZE = 16384
 DEFAULT_PORT = 22
 
 swallow_http_errors = True
-https_server_enabled = False
+redirecting = None
 
 
 class InvalidValueError(Exception):
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class MixinHandler(object):
     def is_forbidden(self, context, hostname):
         ip = context.address[0]
         lst = context.trusted_downstream
+        ip_address = None
 
         if lst and ip not in lst:
             logging.warning(
@@ -85,15 +86,19 @@ class MixinHandler(object):
             )
             return True
 
-        if context._orig_protocol == 'http' and \
-                not to_ip_address(ip).is_private:
-            if options.redirect and https_server_enabled:
-                if not is_ip_hostname(hostname):
+        if context._orig_protocol == 'http':
+            if redirecting and not is_ip_hostname(hostname):
+                ip_address = to_ip_address(ip)
+                if not ip_address.is_private:
                     # redirecting
                     return False
+
             if options.fbidhttp:
-                logging.warning('Public plain http request is forbidden.')
-                return True
+                if ip_address is None:
+                    ip_address = to_ip_address(ip)
+                if not ip_address.is_private:
+                    logging.warning('Public plain http request is forbidden.')
+                    return True
 
     def get_redirect_url(self, hostname, port, uri):
         port = '' if port == 443 else ':%s' % port
diff --git a/webssh/main.py b/webssh/main.py
index 0bfac0e..8370ff4 100644
--- a/webssh/main.py
+++ b/webssh/main.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def app_listen(app, port, address, server_settings):
         server_type = 'http'
     else:
         server_type = 'https'
-        handler.https_server_enabled = True
+        handler.redirecting = True if options.redirect else False
     logging.info(
         'Listening on {}:{} ({})'.format(address, port, server_type)
     )