diff --git a/etcdctl/command/handle.go b/etcdctl/command/handle.go
index 54f2aaf59..d5565f787 100644
--- a/etcdctl/command/handle.go
+++ b/etcdctl/command/handle.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -40,72 +39,29 @@ func dumpCURL(client *etcd.Client) {
 	}
 }
 
-// createHttpPath attaches http scheme to the given address if needed
-func createHttpPath(addr string) (string, error) {
-	u, err := url.Parse(addr)
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", err
-	}
-
-	if u.Scheme == "" {
-		u.Scheme = "http"
-	}
-	return u.String(), nil
-}
-
-func getPeersFlagValue(c *cli.Context) []string {
-	peerstr := c.GlobalString("peers")
-
-	// Use an environment variable if nothing was supplied on the
-	// command line
-	if peerstr == "" {
-		peerstr = os.Getenv("ETCDCTL_PEERS")
-	}
-
-	// If we still don't have peers, use a default
-	if peerstr == "" {
-		peerstr = "127.0.0.1:4001"
-	}
-
-	return strings.Split(peerstr, ",")
-}
-
 // rawhandle wraps the command function handlers and sets up the
 // environment but performs no output formatting.
 func rawhandle(c *cli.Context, fn handlerFunc) (*etcd.Response, error) {
-	sync := !c.GlobalBool("no-sync")
-
-	peers := getPeersFlagValue(c)
-
-	// If no sync, create http path for each peer address
-	if !sync {
-		revisedPeers := make([]string, 0)
-		for _, peer := range peers {
-			if revisedPeer, err := createHttpPath(peer); err != nil {
-				fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Unsupported url %v: %v\n", peer, err)
-			} else {
-				revisedPeers = append(revisedPeers, revisedPeer)
-			}
-		}
-		peers = revisedPeers
+	endpoints, err := getEndpoints(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	client := etcd.NewClient(peers)
+	client := etcd.NewClient(endpoints)
 
 	if c.GlobalBool("debug") {
 		go dumpCURL(client)
 	}
 
 	// Sync cluster.
-	if sync {
+	if !c.GlobalBool("no-sync") {
 		if ok := client.SyncCluster(); !ok {
-			handleError(FailedToConnectToHost, errors.New("Cannot sync with the cluster using peers "+strings.Join(peers, ", ")))
+			handleError(FailedToConnectToHost, errors.New("cannot sync with the cluster using endpoints "+strings.Join(endpoints, ", ")))
 		}
 	}
 
 	if c.GlobalBool("debug") {
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Cluster-Peers: %s\n",
-			strings.Join(client.GetCluster(), " "))
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Cluster-Endpoints: %s\n", strings.Join(client.GetCluster(), ", "))
 	}
 
 	// Execute handler function.
diff --git a/etcdctl/command/member_commands.go b/etcdctl/command/member_commands.go
index f79549a4f..41ff125df 100644
--- a/etcdctl/command/member_commands.go
+++ b/etcdctl/command/member_commands.go
@@ -52,14 +52,13 @@ func NewMemberCommand() cli.Command {
 }
 
 func mustNewMembersAPI(c *cli.Context) client.MembersAPI {
-	peers := getPeersFlagValue(c)
-	for i, p := range peers {
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(p, "http") && !strings.HasPrefix(p, "https") {
-			peers[i] = fmt.Sprintf("http://%s", p)
-		}
+	eps, err := getEndpoints(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	hc, err := client.NewHTTPClient(&http.Transport{}, peers)
+	hc, err := client.NewHTTPClient(&http.Transport{}, eps)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err.Error())
 		os.Exit(1)
@@ -75,6 +74,10 @@ func mustNewMembersAPI(c *cli.Context) client.MembersAPI {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if c.GlobalBool("debug") {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Cluster-Endpoints: %s\n", strings.Join(hc.Endpoints(), ", "))
+	}
+
 	return client.NewMembersAPI(hc)
 }
 
diff --git a/etcdctl/command/util.go b/etcdctl/command/util.go
index 7dd29227c..76970d8c9 100644
--- a/etcdctl/command/util.go
+++ b/etcdctl/command/util.go
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/url"
+	"os"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/coreos/etcd/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/codegangsta/cli"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -49,3 +53,45 @@ func argOrStdin(args []string, stdin io.Reader, i int) (string, error) {
 	}
 	return string(bytes), nil
 }
+
+func maybeAddScheme(maybeAddr string) (string, error) {
+	u, err := url.Parse(maybeAddr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	if u.Scheme == "" {
+		u.Scheme = "http"
+	}
+
+	return u.String(), nil
+}
+
+func getPeersFlagValue(c *cli.Context) []string {
+	peerstr := c.GlobalString("peers")
+
+	// Use an environment variable if nothing was supplied on the
+	// command line
+	if peerstr == "" {
+		peerstr = os.Getenv("ETCDCTL_PEERS")
+	}
+
+	// If we still don't have peers, use a default
+	if peerstr == "" {
+		peerstr = "127.0.0.1:4001"
+	}
+
+	return strings.Split(peerstr, ",")
+}
+
+func getEndpoints(c *cli.Context) ([]string, error) {
+	eps := getPeersFlagValue(c)
+	var err error
+	for i, ep := range eps {
+		eps[i], err = maybeAddScheme(ep)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return eps, nil
+}