diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/curl/parse-curl.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/curl/parse-curl.js
index d44aa547a..558611810 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/curl/parse-curl.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/curl/parse-curl.js
@@ -312,7 +312,22 @@ const isURL = (arg) => {
   if (typeof arg !== 'string') {
     return false;
   }
-  return !!URL.parse(arg || '').host;
+
+  // First try to parse as a regular URL (with protocol)
+  if (URL.parse(arg || '').host) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  // Check if it looks like a domain without protocol
+  // This regex matches domain patterns like:
+  // - example.com
+  // - sub.example.com
+  // - example.com/path
+  // - example.com/path?query=value
+  // Must contain at least one dot to be considered a domain
+  const DOMAIN_PATTERN = /^[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?(\.[a-zA-Z0-9]([a-zA-Z0-9-]{0,61}[a-zA-Z0-9])?)+(\/[^\s]*)?(\?[^\s]*)?$/;
+
+  return DOMAIN_PATTERN.test(arg);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -320,8 +335,9 @@ const isURL = (arg) => {
  * Handles shell-quote operator objects and query parameter patterns
  */
 const isURLFragment = (arg) => {
+  // If it's a glob pattern that looks like a URL, treat it as a complete URL
   if (arg && typeof arg === 'object' && arg.op === 'glob') {
-    return !!URL.parse(arg.pattern || '').host;
+    return isURL(arg.pattern);
   }
   if (arg && typeof arg === 'object' && arg.op === '&') {
     return true;
@@ -341,7 +357,13 @@ const setURL = (request, url) => {
   const urlString = getUrlString(url);
   if (!urlString) return;
 
-  const newUrl = request.url ? request.url + urlString : urlString;
+  // Add default protocol if none is present
+  let processedUrl = urlString;
+  if (!request.url && !urlString.match(/^[a-zA-Z]+:\/\//)) {
+    processedUrl = 'https://' + urlString;
+  }
+
+  const newUrl = request.url ? request.url + processedUrl : processedUrl;
 
   const { url: formattedUrl, queries, urlWithoutQuery } = parseUrl(newUrl);
 
diff --git a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/curl/parse-curl.spec.js b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/curl/parse-curl.spec.js
index 3ab767f62..7e8cff58a 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/curl/parse-curl.spec.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/curl/parse-curl.spec.js
@@ -438,6 +438,73 @@ describe('parseCurlCommand', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('handling URLs without protocols', () => {
+    it('should parse URL without protocol and default to https', () => {
+      const result = parseCurlCommand(`
+        curl echo.usebruno.com
+      `);
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        method: 'get',
+        url: 'https://echo.usebruno.com',
+        urlWithoutQuery: 'https://echo.usebruno.com'
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should parse URL without protocol with path and query parameters', () => {
+      const result = parseCurlCommand(`
+        curl api.example.com/users?page=1&limit=10
+      `);
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        method: 'get',
+        url: 'https://api.example.com/users?page=1&limit=10',
+        urlWithoutQuery: 'https://api.example.com/users',
+        queries: [
+          { name: 'page', value: '1' },
+          { name: 'limit', value: '10' }
+        ]
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should parse a complex curl command with multiple features and no protocol', () => {
+      const result = parseCurlCommand(`
+        curl -X POST \
+             -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+             -H "Authorization: Bearer token123" \
+             -H "X-Custom-Header: custom header" \
+             -d '{"name": "John\\'s data", "email": "john@example.com", "message": "Don\\'t stop believing!", "path": "/home/user/file.txt", "json": {"nested": "value", "array": [1, 2, 3]}}' \
+             -u "api_user:api_pass" \
+             --compressed \
+             api.example.com/v1/users?param1=value1&param2=custom+param
+      `);
+
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        method: 'post',
+        headers: {
+          'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+          'Authorization': 'Bearer token123',
+          'X-Custom-Header': 'custom header',
+          'Accept-Encoding': 'deflate, gzip'
+        },
+        data: '{"name": "John\'s data", "email": "john@example.com", "message": "Don\'t stop believing!", "path": "/home/user/file.txt", "json": {"nested": "value", "array": [1, 2, 3]}}',
+        auth: {
+          mode: 'basic',
+          basic: {
+            username: 'api_user',
+            password: 'api_pass'
+          }
+        },
+        queries: [
+          { name: 'param1', value: 'value1' },
+          { name: 'param2', value: 'custom+param' }
+        ],
+        url: 'https://api.example.com/v1/users?param1=value1&param2=custom+param',
+        urlWithoutQuery: 'https://api.example.com/v1/users'
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('Edge Cases', () => {
     it('should handle compressed flag', () => {
       const result = parseCurlCommand(`