diff --git a/packages/web/src.ts/geturl.ts b/packages/web/src.ts/geturl.ts
index bb88f25261..11fd6dbcff 100644
--- a/packages/web/src.ts/geturl.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src.ts/geturl.ts
@@ -61,21 +61,28 @@ function getResponse(request: http.ClientRequest): Promise<GetUrlResponse> {
 export async function getUrl(href: string, options?: Options): Promise<GetUrlResponse> {
     if (options == null) { options = { }; }
 
+    // @TODO: Once we drop support for node 8, we can pass the href
+    //        firectly into request and skip adding the components
+    //        to this request object
     const url = new URL(href);
 
     const request = {
+        protocol: url.protocol,
+        hostname: url.hostname,
+        port: url.port,
+        path: (url.pathname + url.search),
+
         method: (options.method || "GET"),
         headers: (options.headers || { }),
     };
 
     let req: http.ClientRequest = null;
     switch (url.protocol) {
-        case "http:": {
-            req = http.request(url, request);
+        case "http:":
+            req = http.request(request);
             break;
-        }
         case "https:":
-            req = https.request(url, request);
+            req = https.request(request);
             break;
         default:
             logger.throwError(`unsupported protocol ${ url.protocol }`, Logger.errors.UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION, {