diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5c15f2f9..18b2208c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Release History
 
+# 3.1.0 (TBD)
+
+- Fix: `server_hostname` URIs that included `https://` would raise an exception
+
 ## 3.0.1 (2023-12-01)
 
 - Other: updated docstring comment about default parameterization approach (#287)
diff --git a/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py b/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py
index 288c3e10..69ac760a 100644
--- a/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py
+++ b/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py
@@ -141,9 +141,11 @@ def __init__(
         if kwargs.get("_connection_uri"):
             uri = kwargs.get("_connection_uri")
         elif server_hostname and http_path:
-            uri = "https://{host}:{port}/{path}".format(
-                host=server_hostname, port=port, path=http_path.lstrip("/")
+            uri = "{host}:{port}/{path}".format(
+                host=server_hostname.rstrip("/"), port=port, path=http_path.lstrip("/")
             )
+            if not uri.startswith("https://"):
+                uri = "https://" + uri
         else:
             raise ValueError("No valid connection settings.")
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_thrift_backend.py b/tests/unit/test_thrift_backend.py
index e641ed21..92c664a0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_thrift_backend.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_thrift_backend.py
@@ -212,6 +212,18 @@ def test_port_and_host_are_respected(self, t_http_client_class):
         self.assertEqual(t_http_client_class.call_args[1]["uri_or_host"],
                          "https://hostname:123/path_value")
 
+    @patch("databricks.sql.auth.thrift_http_client.THttpClient")
+    def test_host_with_https_does_not_duplicate(self, t_http_client_class):
+        ThriftBackend("https://hostname", 123, "path_value", [], auth_provider=AuthProvider())
+        self.assertEqual(t_http_client_class.call_args[1]["uri_or_host"],
+                         "https://hostname:123/path_value")
+        
+    @patch("databricks.sql.auth.thrift_http_client.THttpClient")
+    def test_host_with_trailing_backslash_does_not_duplicate(self, t_http_client_class):
+        ThriftBackend("https://hostname/", 123, "path_value", [], auth_provider=AuthProvider())
+        self.assertEqual(t_http_client_class.call_args[1]["uri_or_host"],
+                         "https://hostname:123/path_value")        
+
     @patch("databricks.sql.auth.thrift_http_client.THttpClient")
     def test_socket_timeout_is_propagated(self, t_http_client_class):
         ThriftBackend("hostname", 123, "path_value", [], auth_provider=AuthProvider(), _socket_timeout=129)