diff --git a/lib/contracts/blockchain.js b/lib/contracts/blockchain.js
index 0474cec95..6f6e4e15e 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/blockchain.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/blockchain.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 const Web3 = require('web3');
 const async = require('async');
 const Provider = require('./provider.js');
-const http = require('http');
 const BlockchainProcessLauncher = require('../processes/blockchainProcessLauncher');
 const utils = require('../utils/utils');
 const constants = require('../constants');
@@ -274,9 +273,17 @@ class Blockchain {
             Origin: origin
           };
         }
-
-        const req = http.get(options);
-
+        let req;
+        // remove trailing api key from infura, ie rinkeby.infura.io/nmY8WtT4QfEwz2S7wTbl
+        if(options.host.indexOf('/') > -1){
+          options.host = options.host.split('/')[0];
+        }
+        if((self.contractsConfig.deployment.protocol || 'http') === 'https'){
+          req = require('https').get(options);          
+        }else{
+          req = require('http').get(options);
+        }
+        
         req.on('error', (err) => {
           next(err);
         });
diff --git a/lib/contracts/code_generator.js b/lib/contracts/code_generator.js
index 9a02f519e..ef9fb6514 100644
--- a/lib/contracts/code_generator.js
+++ b/lib/contracts/code_generator.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class CodeGenerator {
         if (self.env === 'development') {
           web3Load = Templates.web3_connector({connectionList: connectionList, done: 'done();', warnAboutMetamask: true});
         } else {
-          web3Load = Templates.web3_connector({connectionList: connectionList, done: 'done();'});
+          web3Load = Templates.web3_connector({connectionList: connectionList, done: 'done();', warnAboutMetamask: true});
         }
       }