diff --git a/lib/msf/core/payload/python/meterpreter_loader.rb b/lib/msf/core/payload/python/meterpreter_loader.rb
index b5db7c647f..3c14a4d7c1 100644
--- a/lib/msf/core/payload/python/meterpreter_loader.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/core/payload/python/meterpreter_loader.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # -*- coding: binary -*-
 
 require 'msf/core'
+require 'msf/core/payload/transport_config'
 require 'msf/base/sessions/meterpreter_options'
 require 'msf/core/payload/uuid/options'
 
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ module Payload::Python::MeterpreterLoader
 
   include Msf::Payload::Python
   include Msf::Payload::UUID::Options
+  include Msf::Payload::TransportConfig
   include Msf::Sessions::MeterpreterOptions
 
   def initialize(info = {})
@@ -106,17 +108,11 @@ module Payload::Python::MeterpreterLoader
     # so we need to generate it
     # TODO: move this to somewhere more common so that it can be used across payload types
     unless opts[:url].to_s == ''
+
+      # Build the callback URL (TODO: share this logic with TransportConfig
       uri = "/#{opts[:url].split('/').reject(&:empty?)[-1]}"
-
-      scheme = opts[:url].to_s.split(':')[0]
-      lhost = ds['LHOST']
-      lport = ds['LPORT']
-      if ds['OverrideRequestHost']
-        scheme = ds['OverrideScheme'] || scheme
-        lhost = ds['OverrideLHOST'] || lhost
-        lport = ds['OverrideLPORT'] || lport
-      end
-
+      opts[:scheme] ||= opts[:url].to_s.split(':')[0]
+      scheme, lhost, lport = transport_uri_components(opts)
       callback_url = "#{scheme}://#{lhost}:#{lport}#{ds['LURI']}#{uri}/"
 
       # patch in the various payload related configuration
diff --git a/lib/msf/core/payload/transport_config.rb b/lib/msf/core/payload/transport_config.rb
index 57c06aaa3d..678d3b305f 100644
--- a/lib/msf/core/payload/transport_config.rb
+++ b/lib/msf/core/payload/transport_config.rb
@@ -36,12 +36,26 @@ module Msf::Payload::TransportConfig
 
   def transport_config_reverse_https(opts={})
     ds = opts[:datastore] || datastore
+    opts[:scheme] ||= 'https'
     config = transport_config_reverse_http(opts)
     config[:ssl_cert_hash] = get_ssl_cert_hash(ds['StagerVerifySSLCert'],
                                                ds['HandlerSSLCert'])
     config
   end
 
+  def transport_uri_components(opts={})
+    ds = opts[:datastore] || datastore
+    scheme = opts[:scheme]
+    lhost = ds['LHOST']
+    lport = ds['LPORT']
+    if ds['OverrideRequestHost']
+      scheme = ds['OverrideScheme'] || scheme
+      lhost = ds['OverrideLHOST'] || lhost
+      lport = ds['OverrideLPORT'] || lport
+    end
+    [scheme, lhost, lport]
+  end
+
   def transport_config_reverse_http(opts={})
     # most cases we'll have a URI already, but in case we don't
     # we should ask for a connect to happen given that this is
@@ -54,15 +68,8 @@ module Msf::Payload::TransportConfig
     end
 
     ds = opts[:datastore] || datastore
-
-    scheme = opts[:url].to_s.split(':')[0]
-    lhost = ds['LHOST']
-    lport = ds['LPORT']
-    if ds['OverrideRequestHost']
-      scheme = ds['OverrideScheme'] || scheme
-      lhost = ds['OverrideLHOST'] || lhost
-      lport = ds['OverrideLPORT'] || lport
-    end
+    opts[:scheme] ||= 'http'
+    scheme, lhost, lport = transport_uri_components(opts)
 
     {
       scheme:          scheme,