diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index d6998e1..7b5ebed 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,36 +10,36 @@
 
 here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
 
-with open(os.path.join(here, 'README.rst'), encoding='utf-8') as f:
+with open(os.path.join(here, "README.rst"), encoding="utf-8") as f:
     long_description = f.read()
 
-if sys.argv[-1] == 'publish':
-    os.system('python3 setup.py sdist upload')
+if sys.argv[-1] == "publish":
+    os.system("python3 setup.py sdist upload")
     sys.exit()
 
 setup(
-    name='volkszaehler',
-    version='0.2.1',
-    description='Python Wrapper for interacting with the Volkszahler API.',
+    name="volkszaehler",
+    version="0.2.1",
+    description="Python Wrapper for interacting with the Volkszahler API.",
     long_description=long_description,
-    url='https://github.com/home-assistant-ecosystem/python-volkszaehler',
-    download_url='https://github.com/home-assistant-ecosystem/python-volkszaehler/releases',
-    author='Fabian Affolter',
-    author_email='fabian@affolter-engineering.ch',
-    license='MIT',
-    install_requires=['aiohttp', 'async_timeout'],
-    packages=['volkszaehler'],
+    url="https://github.com/home-assistant-ecosystem/python-volkszaehler",
+    download_url="https://github.com/home-assistant-ecosystem/python-volkszaehler/releases",
+    author="Fabian Affolter",
+    author_email="fabian@affolter-engineering.ch",
+    license="MIT",
+    install_requires=["aiohttp", "async_timeout"],
+    packages=["volkszaehler"],
     zip_safe=True,
     classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 3 - Alpha',
-        'Environment :: Console',
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License',
-        'Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X',
-        'Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows',
-        'Operating System :: POSIX',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6',
-        'Topic :: Utilities',
+        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+        "Environment :: Console",
+        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: MIT License",
+        "Operating System :: MacOS :: MacOS X",
+        "Operating System :: Microsoft :: Windows",
+        "Operating System :: POSIX",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.6",
+        "Topic :: Utilities",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/volkszaehler/__init__.py b/volkszaehler/__init__.py
index 56a5c46..1511e9e 100644
--- a/volkszaehler/__init__.py
+++ b/volkszaehler/__init__.py
@@ -9,20 +9,39 @@
 
 _LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 _RESOURCE = "{schema}://{host}:{port}/middleware.php/data/{uuid}.json"
+_RESOURCE_NO_MIDDLEWARE = "{schema}://{host}:{port}/data/{uuid}.json"
 _RESOURCE_FROM = "from={param_from}"
 _RESOURCE_TO = "to={param_to}"
 
+
 class Volkszaehler(object):
     """A class for handling the data retrieval."""
 
-    def __init__(self, loop, session, uuid, host="localhost", port=80, tls=False, param_from="", param_to=""):
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        loop,
+        session,
+        uuid,
+        host="localhost",
+        port=80,
+        tls=False,
+        param_from="",
+        param_to="",
+        middleware=True,
+    ):
         """Initialize the connection to the API."""
         self._loop = loop
         self._session = session
-        if tls:
-            self.url = _RESOURCE.format(schema="https", host=host, port=port, uuid=uuid)
+
+        if middleware:
+            self.url = _RESOURCE.format(
+                schema="https" if tls else "http", host=host, port=port, uuid=uuid
+            )
         else:
-            self.url = _RESOURCE.format(schema="http", host=host, port=port, uuid=uuid)
+            self.url = _RESOURCE_NO_MIDDLEWARE.format(
+                schema="https" if tls else "http", host=host, port=port, uuid=uuid
+            )
+
         self.data = {}
         self.average = self.max = self.min = self.consumption = None
         self.tuples = []