diff --git a/.changeset/giant-onions-obey.md b/.changeset/giant-onions-obey.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fbf9faa0a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/giant-onions-obey.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-catalog-import': patch
+---
+
+allow import from HTTP repositories
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepInitAnalyzeUrl/StepInitAnalyzeUrl.test.tsx b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepInitAnalyzeUrl/StepInitAnalyzeUrl.test.tsx
index bfb2434926..3e918db419 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepInitAnalyzeUrl/StepInitAnalyzeUrl.test.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepInitAnalyzeUrl/StepInitAnalyzeUrl.test.tsx
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ describe('<StepInitAnalyzeUrl />', () => {
     expect(catalogImportApi.analyzeUrl).toBeCalledTimes(0);
     expect(onAnalysisFn).toBeCalledTimes(0);
     expect(errorApi.post).toBeCalledTimes(0);
-    expect(getByText('Must start with https://.')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(
+      getByText('Must start with http:// or https://.'),
+    ).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
   it('should analyze single location', async () => {
diff --git a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepInitAnalyzeUrl/StepInitAnalyzeUrl.tsx b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepInitAnalyzeUrl/StepInitAnalyzeUrl.tsx
index a33fe388d8..49bd776db5 100644
--- a/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepInitAnalyzeUrl/StepInitAnalyzeUrl.tsx
+++ b/plugins/catalog-import/src/components/StepInitAnalyzeUrl/StepInitAnalyzeUrl.tsx
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ export const StepInitAnalyzeUrl = ({
           validate: {
             httpsValidator: (value: any) =>
               (typeof value === 'string' &&
-                value.match(/^https:\/\//) !== null) ||
-              'Must start with https://.',
+                value.match(/^http[s]?:\/\//) !== null) ||
+              'Must start with http:// or https://.',
           },
         })}
         required