diff --git a/src/utils.py b/src/utils.py
index 92f7b26..dcf66f5 100644
--- a/src/utils.py
+++ b/src/utils.py
@@ -18,3 +18,8 @@ def rmtree(root_dir: Path):
             child.unlink()
 
     root_dir.rmdir()
+
+
+def make_url(domain: str) -> str:
+    """adds 'http://' at the beginning of a string"""
+    return "https://" + domain