diff --git a/examples/client.rs b/examples/client.rs
index a64c35273b..be3de681e5 100644
--- a/examples/client.rs
+++ b/examples/client.rs
@@ -53,12 +53,10 @@ async fn fetch_url(url: hyper::Uri) -> Result<()> {
         }
     });
 
-    let authority = url.authority().unwrap().clone();
-
     let path = url.path();
     let req = Request::builder()
         .uri(path)
-        .header(hyper::header::HOST, authority.as_str())
+        .header(hyper::header::HOST, format!("{}:{}", host, port))
         .body(Empty::<Bytes>::new())?;
 
     let mut res = sender.send_request(req).await?;
diff --git a/examples/client_json.rs b/examples/client_json.rs
index 6a6753528c..07582a62d9 100644
--- a/examples/client_json.rs
+++ b/examples/client_json.rs
@@ -42,12 +42,10 @@ async fn fetch_json(url: hyper::Uri) -> Result<Vec<User>> {
         }
     });
 
-    let authority = url.authority().unwrap().clone();
-
-    // Fetch the url...
+    // Fetch the URL...
     let req = Request::builder()
         .uri(url)
-        .header(hyper::header::HOST, authority.as_str())
+        .header(hyper::header::HOST, format!("{}:{}", host, port))
         .body(Empty::<Bytes>::new())?;
 
     let res = sender.send_request(req).await?;
diff --git a/examples/single_threaded.rs b/examples/single_threaded.rs
index f297814c92..eec67c0cab 100644
--- a/examples/single_threaded.rs
+++ b/examples/single_threaded.rs
@@ -181,13 +181,11 @@ async fn http1_client(url: hyper::Uri) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
         }
     });
 
-    let authority = url.authority().unwrap().clone();
-
     // Make 4 requests
     for _ in 0..4 {
         let req = Request::builder()
             .uri(url.clone())
-            .header(hyper::header::HOST, authority.as_str())
+            .header(hyper::header::HOST, format!("{}:{}", host, port))
             .body(Body::from("test".to_string()))?;
 
         let mut res = sender.send_request(req).await?;
@@ -282,13 +280,11 @@ async fn http2_client(url: hyper::Uri) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>>
         }
     });
 
-    let authority = url.authority().unwrap().clone();
-
     // Make 4 requests
     for _ in 0..4 {
         let req = Request::builder()
             .uri(url.clone())
-            .header(hyper::header::HOST, authority.as_str())
+            .header(hyper::header::HOST, format!("{}:{}", host, port))
             .body(Body::from("test".to_string()))?;
 
         let mut res = sender.send_request(req).await?;