diff --git a/httpie/models.py b/httpie/models.py
index 8da93c1d02..682e45495d 100644
--- a/httpie/models.py
+++ b/httpie/models.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def headers(self):
         headers = dict(self._orig.headers)
 
         if 'Host' not in headers:
-            headers['Host'] = url.netloc
+            headers['Host'] = url.netloc.split('@')[-1]
 
         headers = ['%s: %s' % (name, value)
                    for name, value in headers.items()]