diff --git a/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/ssrf/SSRFTask2.java b/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/ssrf/SSRFTask2.java
index 35f9491f77..40edbf4d1f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/ssrf/SSRFTask2.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/owasp/webgoat/lessons/ssrf/SSRFTask2.java
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public AttackResult completed(@RequestParam String url) {
   protected AttackResult furBall(String url) {
     if (url.matches("http://ifconfig\\.pro")) {
       String html;
-      try (InputStream in = new URL(url).openStream()) {
+      try (InputStream in = new URL("https://example.com/" + String.valueOf(url).replaceAll("^\\w+://.*?/", "")).openStream()) {
         html =
             new String(in.readAllBytes(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
                 .replaceAll("\n", "<br>"); // Otherwise the \n gets escaped in the response