diff --git a/runpod/endpoint/runner.py b/runpod/endpoint/runner.py
index d8c487599..20c183ae0 100644
--- a/runpod/endpoint/runner.py
+++ b/runpod/endpoint/runner.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ def __init__(self, api_key: Optional[str] = None):
         self.rp_session = requests.Session()
         retries = Retry(total=5, backoff_factor=1, status_forcelist=[408, 429])
         self.rp_session.mount("http://", HTTPAdapter(max_retries=retries))
+        self.rp_session.mount("https://", HTTPAdapter(max_retries=retries))
 
         self.headers = {
             "Content-Type": "application/json",