diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 64d29c6..8d4567d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 the site is published: http://6426ed336771f2380224fb84--scintillating-mochi-760bd3.netlify.app
 ```
 
-## Publish Sites to Netlify With Custom Domains Too!
+## Publish Sites to Netlify With Custom Subdomains Too!
 
 ```bash
 > pub --root-dir mysite --custom-domain dude.helpers.fun
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ the site is published: http://642718842cb34f02bc6b0137--cheery-daifuku-f3417f.ne
 the site is published at dudette.helpers.fun.
 ```
 
-## Add A Custom Domain To An Already Published Site!
+## Add A Custom Subdomain To An Already Published Site!
 
 ```bash
 > pub --custom-domain hey.helpers.fun --domain startling-gingersnap-425138.netlify.app
diff --git a/publify/api.py b/publify/api.py
index 393b02b..5cc79eb 100644
--- a/publify/api.py
+++ b/publify/api.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def deploy_page_to_netlify(dirpath: pl.Path, custom_domain: str | None = None) -
     print("the site is published: " + rj["url"])
     if custom_domain is not None:
         check_that_custom_domain_is_not_in_use(custom_domain)
-        set_to_custom_domain(rj["id"], custom_domain)
+        set_to_custom_domain(rj["id"], custom_domain, rj["url"])
 
 
 def remove_custom_domain(site_id: str) -> None:
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def delete_site(site_id: str) -> None:
         raise Exception("something went wrong")
 
 
-def set_to_custom_domain(site_id: str, custom_domain: str) -> None:
+def set_to_custom_domain(site_id: str, custom_domain: str, orig_url: str) -> None:
     URL = f"https://app.netlify.com/access-control/bb-api/api/v1/sites/{site_id}"
     response = requests.put(
         URL,
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ def set_to_custom_domain(site_id: str, custom_domain: str) -> None:
     if not response.ok:
         print(response.reason)
         raise Exception("something went wrong with setting the custom domain")
-    print(f"the site is published at {custom_domain}.")
+    print(f"the site is published at {custom_domain}. (originally '{orig_url}')")
 
 
 def get_site_id_from_netlify_domain(domain: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
     orig_domain = domain
-    if not domain.startswith("http://"):
+    if not domain.startswith("http://") and not domain.startswith("https://"):
         domain = f"http://{domain}"
     candidate = None
     for site in get_all_sites():
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ def get_site_id_from_netlify_domain(domain: str) -> tuple[str, str]:
                 )
             candidate = site["id"], site["url"]
     if candidate is None:
+        if domain.startswith("http://"):
+            return get_site_id_from_netlify_domain(domain.replace("http", "https"))
         raise NoResult(f"no result for partial domain '{orig_domain}'")
     return candidate
 
diff --git a/publify/publify.py b/publify/publify.py
index 55bd163..0203704 100644
--- a/publify/publify.py
+++ b/publify/publify.py
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ def cli_display_help() -> None:
     print(
         """Usage:
     pub help
-    pub <rootpath> [<custom_domain>]             -------------------------------->deploy a site
-    pub list                                     ------------------------------->list all sites
-    pub custom <custom_domain> <existing_domain> -------------------------->set a custom domain
-    pub remove-custom <custom_domain>            ----------------------->remove a custom domain
-    pub delete/remove <domain or custom_domain>  -------------------------------->delete a site
+    pub <rootpath> [<custom_domain>]             --------------------------------> deploy a site
+    pub list                                     -------------------------------> list all sites
+    pub custom <custom_domain> <existing_domain> --------------------------> set a custom domain
+    pub remove-custom <custom_domain>            -----------------------> remove a custom domain
+    pub delete/remove <domain or custom_domain>  --------------------------------> delete a site
     """
     )
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def cli_set_custom_domain(custom_domain: str, domain: str) -> None:
         return
     if len(NETLIFY_DOMAINS) == 1 and custom_domain.count(".") == 0:
         custom_domain = f"{custom_domain}.{NETLIFY_DOMAINS[0]}"
-    set_to_custom_domain(site_id, custom_domain)
+    set_to_custom_domain(site_id, custom_domain, domain)
 
 
 def cli_remove_custom_domain() -> None:
@@ -111,13 +111,8 @@ def cli_delete_site() -> None:
         except IndexError:
             print("Please provide a domain")
             return
-    got = get_site_id_from_netlify_domain(domain)
     try:
-        site_id, full_domain = got
-    except ValueError:
-        print(got)
-        raise
-
+        site_id, full_domain = get_site_id_from_netlify_domain(domain)
     except NoResult:
         if len(NETLIFY_DOMAINS) == 0:
             raise NoCustomDomains(
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 776f538..b53d353 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from setuptools import setup
 
 setup(
     name="publify",
-    version="0.1.7",
+    version="0.1.8",
     description="A CLI for publishing sites to Netlify and assigning custom domains to them.",
     author="Zev Averbach",
     author_email="zev@averba.ch",