diff --git a/lib/api-requestor.js b/lib/api-requestor.js
index 2f559a6..eb8e2c2 100644
--- a/lib/api-requestor.js
+++ b/lib/api-requestor.js
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ module.exports = class ApiRequestor {
         reqOpts.port = this._chargehound.options.port
       }
 
-      if (this._chargehound.options.protocol === 'https://') {
-        req = https.request(reqOpts).setTimeout(this.getTimeout())
-        connectEv = 'secureConnect'
-      } else {
+      if (this._chargehound.options.env != null && this._chargehound.options.env === 'local') {
         req = http.request(reqOpts).setTimeout(this.getTimeout())
         connectEv = 'connect'
+      } else {
+        req = https.request(reqOpts).setTimeout(this.getTimeout())
+        connectEv = 'secureConnect'
       }
 
       req.on('timeout', function () {
diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index f0d0e5e..172ec0b 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ const CHARGEHOUND_PROTOCOL = 'https://'
 const CHARGEHOUND_HOST = 'api.chargehound.com'
 const CHARGEHOUND_BASE_PATH = '/v1/'
 const CHARGEHOUND_TIMEOUT = 60 * 1000
+const CHARGEHOUND_ENV = null
 
 function Chargehound (apiKey, options) {
   if (!(this instanceof Chargehound)) {
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ function Chargehound (apiKey, options) {
     port: options.port || null,
     protocol: options.protocol || CHARGEHOUND_PROTOCOL,
     timeout: options.timeout || CHARGEHOUND_TIMEOUT,
+    env: options.env || CHARGEHOUND_ENV,
     version: options.version || null
   }