diff --git a/pkg/vitess/api_client.go b/pkg/vitess/api_client.go
index c589449e..f1b252e0 100644
--- a/pkg/vitess/api_client.go
+++ b/pkg/vitess/api_client.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -44,14 +45,21 @@ var httpClient = http.Client{
 	Timeout: defaultTimeout,
 }
 
-func constructAPIURL(settings config.VitessConfigurationSettings) (url string) {
+func constructAPIURL(settings config.VitessConfigurationSettings) (apiUrl string) {
 	api := strings.TrimRight(settings.API, "/")
 	if !strings.HasSuffix(api, "/api") {
 		api = fmt.Sprintf("%s/api", api)
 	}
-	url = fmt.Sprintf("%s/keyspace/%s/tablets/%s", api, settings.Keyspace, settings.Shard)
-
-	return url
+	queryParams := url.Values{}
+	validCells := ParseCells(settings)
+	if len(validCells) > 0 {
+		queryParams.Add("cells", strings.Join(validCells, ","))
+	}
+	apiUrl = fmt.Sprintf("%s/keyspace/%s/tablets/%s", api, settings.Keyspace, settings.Shard)
+	if len(queryParams) > 0 {
+		apiUrl = fmt.Sprintf("%s?%s", apiUrl, queryParams.Encode())
+	}
+	return apiUrl
 }
 
 // ParseCells returns a slice of non-empty Vitess cell names
diff --git a/pkg/vitess/api_client_test.go b/pkg/vitess/api_client_test.go
index 6ea8905f..31682317 100644
--- a/pkg/vitess/api_client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/vitess/api_client_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 func TestParseTablets(t *testing.T) {
 	vitessApi := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		switch r.URL.String() {
-		case "/api/keyspace/test/tablets/00":
+		case "/api/keyspace/test/tablets/00", "/api/keyspace/test/tablets/00?cells=cell2":
 			data, _ := json.Marshal([]Tablet{
 				{
 					Alias:         &topodata.TabletAlias{Cell: "cell1"},