diff --git a/packages/driver/cypress/integration/commands/request_spec.js b/packages/driver/cypress/integration/commands/request_spec.js
index b44ca47346bc..669d1acacf93 100644
--- a/packages/driver/cypress/integration/commands/request_spec.js
+++ b/packages/driver/cypress/integration/commands/request_spec.js
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ describe('src/cy/commands/request', () => {
             .resolves({ isOkStatusCode: true, status: 201 })
 
             cy.request('http://localhost:8080/foo').then(function () {
-              expect(this.lastLog.invoke('renderProps').message).to.equal('GET 201 http://localhost:8080/foo')
+              expect(this.lastLog.invoke('renderProps').message).to.equal('GET 201 /foo')
             })
           })
         })
diff --git a/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/request.ts b/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/request.ts
index fe71b312d9ce..20de613adbe3 100644
--- a/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/request.ts
+++ b/packages/driver/src/cy/commands/request.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,12 @@ const whichAreOptional = (val, key) => {
   return (val === null) && OPTIONAL_OPTS.includes(key)
 }
 
+const stripOrigin = (url) => {
+  const location = $Location.create(url)
+
+  return url.replace(location.origin, '')
+}
+
 const needsFormSpecified = (options: any = {}) => {
   const { body, json, headers } = options
 
@@ -273,7 +279,7 @@ export default (Commands, Cypress, cy, state, config) => {
             }
 
             return {
-              message: `${options.method} ${status} ${options.url}`,
+              message: `${options.method} ${status} ${stripOrigin(options.url)}`,
               indicator,
             }
           },