diff --git a/lib/plugin.js b/lib/plugin.js
index 3367a87d1..9993debff 100755
--- a/lib/plugin.js
+++ b/lib/plugin.js
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ internals.Plugin.prototype.register = function (plugins /*, [options], callback
 
         for (var i = 0, il = selection.connections.length; i < il; ++i) {
             var connection = selection.connections[i];
-            Hoek.assert(item.multiple || !connection._registrations[item.name], 'Plugin', item.name, 'already registered in:', connection.info.host + ':' + connection.settings.port);
+            Hoek.assert(item.multiple || !connection._registrations[item.name], 'Plugin', item.name, 'already registered in:', connection.info.uri);
             connection._registrations[item.name] = item;
         }
 
diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index e064472d6..77d950a87 100755
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ internals.Server.prototype.start = function (callback) {
             var connection = dependency.connections[s];
             for (var d = 0, dl = dependency.deps.length; d < dl; ++d) {
                 var dep = dependency.deps[d];
-                Hoek.assert(connection._registrations[dep], 'Plugin', dependency.plugin, 'missing dependency', dep, 'in connection:', connection.info.host + ':' + connection.settings.port);
+                Hoek.assert(connection._registrations[dep], 'Plugin', dependency.plugin, 'missing dependency', dep, 'in connection:', connection.info.uri);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/plugin.js b/test/plugin.js
index f0b0bca2f..4d3320412 100755
--- a/test/plugin.js
+++ b/test/plugin.js
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ describe('Plugin', function () {
                 expect(function () {
 
                     server.register(test, function (err) { });
-                }).to.throw('Plugin test already registered in: example.com:0');
+                }).to.throw('Plugin test already registered in: http://example.com');
 
                 done();
             });
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@ describe('Plugin', function () {
                 expect(function () {
 
                     server.start();
-                }).to.throw('Plugin test missing dependency none in connection: ' + Os.hostname() + ':0');
+                }).to.throw('Plugin test missing dependency none in connection: ' + server.info.uri);
                 done();
             });
         });
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ describe('Plugin', function () {
                 expect(function () {
 
                     server.start();
-                }).to.throw('Plugin deps1 missing dependency deps2 in connection: localhost:80');
+                }).to.throw('Plugin deps1 missing dependency deps2 in connection: http://localhost:80');
                 done();
             });
         });
@@ -1300,7 +1300,7 @@ describe('Plugin', function () {
                 expect(function () {
 
                     server.start();
-                }).to.throw('Plugin b missing dependency c in connection: localhost:80');
+                }).to.throw('Plugin b missing dependency c in connection: http://localhost:80');
                 done();
             });
         });