diff --git a/arch/arch_config_schema.yaml b/arch/arch_config_schema.yaml
index b532117c..96e14856 100644
--- a/arch/arch_config_schema.yaml
+++ b/arch/arch_config_schema.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ properties:
             enum:
               - http
               - https
+          http_host:
+            type: string
         additionalProperties: false
         required:
           - endpoint
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ properties:
           enum:
             - http
             - https
+        http_host:
+          type: string
       additionalProperties: false
       required:
         - name
diff --git a/arch/envoy.template.yaml b/arch/envoy.template.yaml
index 588c6f66..5dfa60b3 100644
--- a/arch/envoy.template.yaml
+++ b/arch/envoy.template.yaml
@@ -537,7 +537,11 @@ static_resources:
                     socket_address:
                       address: {{ cluster.endpoint }}
                       port_value: {{ cluster.port }}
+                  {% if cluster.http_host %}
+                  hostname: {{ cluster.http_host }}
+                  {% else %}
                   hostname: {{ cluster.endpoint }}
+                  {% endif %}
       {% if cluster.protocol == "https" %}
       transport_socket:
         name: envoy.transport_sockets.tls
@@ -566,7 +570,11 @@ static_resources:
                     socket_address:
                       address: {{ local_llm_provider.endpoint }}
                       port_value: {{ local_llm_provider.port }}
+                  {% if local_llm_provider.http_host %}
+                  hostname: {{ local_llm_provider.http_host }}
+                  {% else %}
                   hostname: {{ local_llm_provider.endpoint }}
+                  {% endif %}
       {% if local_llm_provider.protocol == "https" %}
       transport_socket:
         name: envoy.transport_sockets.tls
diff --git a/arch/tools/cli/config_generator.py b/arch/tools/cli/config_generator.py
index e535894b..447585fb 100644
--- a/arch/tools/cli/config_generator.py
+++ b/arch/tools/cli/config_generator.py
@@ -16,6 +16,20 @@ ARCH_CONFIG_SCHEMA_FILE = os.getenv(
 )
 
 
+def get_endpoint_and_port(endpoint, protocol):
+    endpoint_tokens = endpoint.split(":")
+    if len(endpoint_tokens) > 1:
+        endpoint = endpoint_tokens[0]
+        port = int(endpoint_tokens[1])
+        return endpoint, port
+    else:
+        if protocol == "http":
+            port = 80
+        else:
+            port = 443
+        return endpoint, port
+
+
 def validate_and_render_schema():
     env = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader("./"))
     template = env.get_template("envoy.template.yaml")
@@ -42,9 +56,11 @@ def validate_and_render_schema():
     for name, endpoint_details in endpoints.items():
         inferred_clusters[name] = endpoint_details
         endpoint = inferred_clusters[name]["endpoint"]
-        if len(endpoint.split(":")) > 1:
-            inferred_clusters[name]["endpoint"] = endpoint.split(":")[0]
-            inferred_clusters[name]["port"] = int(endpoint.split(":")[1])
+        protocol = inferred_clusters[name].get("protocol", "http")
+        (
+            inferred_clusters[name]["endpoint"],
+            inferred_clusters[name]["port"],
+        ) = get_endpoint_and_port(endpoint, protocol)
 
     print("defined clusters from arch_config.yaml: ", json.dumps(inferred_clusters))
 
@@ -77,9 +93,10 @@ def validate_and_render_schema():
 
         if llm_provider.get("endpoint", None):
             endpoint = llm_provider["endpoint"]
-            if len(endpoint.split(":")) > 1:
-                llm_provider["endpoint"] = endpoint.split(":")[0]
-                llm_provider["port"] = int(endpoint.split(":")[1])
+            protocol = llm_provider.get("protocol", "http")
+            llm_provider["endpoint"], llm_provider["port"] = get_endpoint_and_port(
+                endpoint, protocol
+            )
             llms_with_endpoint.append(llm_provider)
 
     config_yaml["llm_providers"] = updated_llm_providers
diff --git a/demos/currency_exchange/arch_config.yaml b/demos/currency_exchange/arch_config.yaml
index f8776c48..f51b5904 100644
--- a/demos/currency_exchange/arch_config.yaml
+++ b/demos/currency_exchange/arch_config.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ prompt_targets:
 
 endpoints:
   frankfurther_api:
-    endpoint: api.frankfurter.dev:443
+    endpoint: api.frankfurter.dev
     protocol: https
 
 tracing: