diff --git a/discord/voice_client.py b/discord/voice_client.py
index 91a7f6cad..ab9a6406c 100644
--- a/discord/voice_client.py
+++ b/discord/voice_client.py
@@ -188,6 +188,10 @@ class VoiceClient:
             return
 
         self.endpoint, _, _ = endpoint.rpartition(':')
+        if self.endpoint.startswith('wss://'):
+            # Just in case, strip it off since we're going to add it later
+            self.endpoint = self.endpoint[6:]
+
         # This gets set later
         self.endpoint_ip = None