diff --git a/src/Ocelot/DownstreamRouteFinder/Middleware/DownstreamRouteFinderMiddleware.cs b/src/Ocelot/DownstreamRouteFinder/Middleware/DownstreamRouteFinderMiddleware.cs
index 1e8d69cd7..678ed7ec2 100644
--- a/src/Ocelot/DownstreamRouteFinder/Middleware/DownstreamRouteFinderMiddleware.cs
+++ b/src/Ocelot/DownstreamRouteFinder/Middleware/DownstreamRouteFinderMiddleware.cs
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@ public async Task Invoke(HttpContext httpContext)
 
             var upstreamQueryString = httpContext.Request.QueryString.ToString();
 
-            var upstreamHost = httpContext.Request.Headers["Host"];
+            var hostHeader = httpContext.Request.Headers["Host"].ToString();
+            var upstreamHost = hostHeader.Contains(':')
+                ? hostHeader.Split(':')[0]
+                : hostHeader;
 
             Logger.LogDebug($"Upstream url path is {upstreamUrlPath}");