diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/capabilities/reddit/scrape/schemas.py b/surfsense_backend/app/capabilities/reddit/scrape/schemas.py
index 0c2da536e..9e0143ba7 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/capabilities/reddit/scrape/schemas.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/capabilities/reddit/scrape/schemas.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, model_validator
 
+from app.capabilities.core.validation import HttpUrlStr
 from app.proprietary.platforms.reddit import RedditItem
 from app.proprietary.platforms.reddit.schemas import RedditSort, RedditTime
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ MAX_REDDIT_ITEMS = 100
 
 
 class ScrapeInput(BaseModel):
-    urls: list[str] = Field(
+    urls: list[HttpUrlStr] = Field(
         default_factory=list,
         max_length=MAX_REDDIT_SOURCES,
         description=(