diff --git a/sdk/python/kfp/_client.py b/sdk/python/kfp/_client.py
index 3b60512cbd9..84215afcde6 100644
--- a/sdk/python/kfp/_client.py
+++ b/sdk/python/kfp/_client.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def _load_config(self, host, client_id, namespace, other_client_id, other_client
 
     host = host or ''
     # Preprocess the host endpoint to prevent some common user mistakes.
-    host = host.lstrip(r'(https|http)://').rstrip('/')
+    host = re.sub(r'^(http|https)://', '', host).rstrip('/')
 
     if host:
       config.host = host
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ def schedule_pipeline(self, experiment_id, job_name, pipeline_package_path=None,
         trigger=trigger,
         enabled=True,
         )
-    #[TODO] Add link to the scheduled job. 
+    #[TODO] Add link to the scheduled job.
     response = self._job_api.create_job(body=schedule_body)