diff --git a/access_node/controllers/nest_controller.py b/access_node/controllers/nest_controller.py
index 4d196b5ca7e3e0c5bb242e954bc61bcaa581acad..c183e09d07f6a4e42f0b3015895ce44fec5ea9c6 100644
--- a/access_node/controllers/nest_controller.py
+++ b/access_node/controllers/nest_controller.py
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ def nest_get_spikes(_from=None, to=None, gids=None, offset=None, limit=None):  #
     spikes = Spikes([], [])
     for node in nodes.nest_simulation_nodes:
         response = requests.get(
-            'http://'+node+'/spikes', params={"from": _from, "to": to, "gids": gids}).json()
+            node+'/spikes', params={"from": _from, "to": to, "gids": gids}).json()
         for x in range(len(response['simulation_times'])):
             spikes.simulation_times.append(response['simulation_times'][x])
             spikes.gids.append(response['gids'][x])