diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/hyperdrive/client.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/hyperdrive/client.ts
index 3777bf464fcd..8eeab42205b3 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/hyperdrive/client.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/hyperdrive/client.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export type Origin = {
 };
 
 export type PublicOrigin = Origin & {
+	scheme?: string;
 	database?: string;
 	user?: string;
 };
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/hyperdrive/create.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/hyperdrive/create.ts
index 0e59e483bfb9..51dbf7691bd7 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/hyperdrive/create.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/hyperdrive/create.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,11 @@ export async function handler(
 
 	if (url.protocol === "") {
 		logger.log("You must specify the database protocol - e.g. 'postgresql:'.");
-	} else if (url.protocol !== "postgresql:" && url.protocol !== "") {
+	} else if (
+		url.protocol !== "postgresql:" &&
+		url.protocol !== "postgres:" &&
+		url.protocol !== ""
+	) {
 		logger.log(
 			"Only PostgreSQL or PostgreSQL compatible databases are currently supported."
 		);
@@ -65,6 +69,7 @@ export async function handler(
 			origin: {
 				host: url.hostname,
 				port: parseInt(url.port),
+				scheme: url.protocol,
 				database: url.pathname.replace("/", ""),
 				user: url.username,
 				password: url.password,
diff --git a/packages/wrangler/src/hyperdrive/update.ts b/packages/wrangler/src/hyperdrive/update.ts
index 7ab4eb61e22e..c3711e853fd1 100644
--- a/packages/wrangler/src/hyperdrive/update.ts
+++ b/packages/wrangler/src/hyperdrive/update.ts
@@ -18,20 +18,28 @@ export function options(yargs: CommonYargsArgv) {
 		.options({
 			"origin-host": {
 				type: "string",
-				describe: "",
+				describe: "The host of the origin database",
 			},
 			"origin-port": {
 				type: "number",
-				describe: "",
+				describe: "The port number of the origin database",
+			},
+			"origin-scheme": {
+				type: "string",
+				describe:
+					"The scheme used to connect to the origin database - e.g. postgresql or postgres",
 			},
 			database: {
 				type: "string",
+				describe: "The name of the database within the origin database",
 			},
 			"origin-user": {
 				type: "string",
+				describe: "The username used to connect to the origin database",
 			},
 			"origin-password": {
 				type: "string",
+				describe: "The password used to connect to the origin database",
 			},
 		})
 		.epilogue(hyperdriveBetaWarning);
@@ -53,6 +61,9 @@ export async function handler(
 	if (args.originPort) {
 		database.origin.port = args.originPort;
 	}
+	if (args.originScheme) {
+		database.origin.scheme = args.originScheme;
+	}
 	if (args.database) {
 		database.origin.database = args.database;
 	}