diff --git a/modules/adkernelBidAdapter.js b/modules/adkernelBidAdapter.js
index 73464d46219..833485d8dc7 100644
--- a/modules/adkernelBidAdapter.js
+++ b/modules/adkernelBidAdapter.js
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ registerBidder(spec);
  * @param refererInfo {refererInfo}
  */
 function groupImpressionsByHostZone(bidRequests, refererInfo) {
-  let secure = (refererInfo && refererInfo.referer.indexOf('https:') === 0);
+  let secure = (refererInfo && refererInfo.page?.indexOf('https:') === 0);
   return Object.values(
     bidRequests.map(bidRequest => buildImp(bidRequest, secure))
       .reduce((acc, curr, index) => {
@@ -535,14 +535,13 @@ function getLanguage() {
  * Creates site description object
  */
 function createSite(refInfo, fpd) {
-  let url = parseUrl(refInfo.referer);
   let site = {
-    'domain': url.hostname,
-    'page': `${url.protocol}://${url.hostname}${url.pathname}`
+    'domain': refInfo.domain,
+    'page': refInfo.page
   };
   mergeDeep(site, fpd.site);
-  if (!inIframe() && document.referrer) {
-    site.ref = document.referrer;
+  if (refInfo.ref != null) {
+    site.ref = refInfo.ref;
   } else {
     delete site.ref;
   }
diff --git a/modules/adlooxAnalyticsAdapter.js b/modules/adlooxAnalyticsAdapter.js
index 1091b87a22d..36bdd4a44cf 100644
--- a/modules/adlooxAnalyticsAdapter.js
+++ b/modules/adlooxAnalyticsAdapter.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ MACRO['creatype'] = function(b, c) {
 };
 MACRO['pageurl'] = function(b, c) {
   const refererInfo = getRefererInfo();
-  return (refererInfo.canonicalUrl || refererInfo.referer || '').substr(0, 300).split(/[?#]/)[0];
+  return (refererInfo.page || '').substr(0, 300).split(/[?#]/)[0];
 };
 MACRO['pbadslot'] = function(b, c) {
   const adUnit = find(auctionManager.getAdUnits(), a => b.adUnitCode === a.code);
diff --git a/modules/adlooxRtdProvider.js b/modules/adlooxRtdProvider.js
index 0a224eca0e5..a839f8e0ddd 100644
--- a/modules/adlooxRtdProvider.js
+++ b/modules/adlooxRtdProvider.js
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ function getBidRequestData(reqBidsConfigObj, callback, config, userConsent) {
     [ 'imp', config.params.imps ],
     [ 'fc_ip', config.params.freqcap_ip ],
     [ 'fc_ipua', config.params.freqcap_ipua ],
-    [ 'pn', (refererInfo.canonicalUrl || refererInfo.referer || '').substr(0, 300).split(/[?#]/)[0] ]
+    [ 'pn', (refererInfo.page || '').substr(0, 300).split(/[?#]/)[0] ]
   ];
 
   if (!adUnits.length) {
diff --git a/src/refererDetection.js b/src/refererDetection.js
index 764e8852e40..f6cf509d5ac 100644
--- a/src/refererDetection.js
+++ b/src/refererDetection.js
@@ -251,8 +251,7 @@ export function detectReferer(win) {
  * @property {string|null} page the best candidate for the current page URL: `canonicalUrl`, falling back to `location`
  * @property {string|null} domain the domain portion of `page`
  * @property {string|null} the referrer (document.referrer) to the current page, or null if not available (due to cross-origin restricitons)
- * @property {string} topmostLocation of the top-most frame for which we could guess the location. Outside of cross-origin scenarios, this is
- *                equivalent to `location`.
+ * @property {string} topmostLocation of the top-most frame for which we could guess the location. Outside of cross-origin scenarios, this is equivalent to `location`.
  * @property {number} numIframes number of steps between window.self and window.top
  * @property {Array[string|null]} stack our best guess at the location for each frame, in the direction top -> self.
  */
diff --git a/test/spec/modules/adkernelBidAdapter_spec.js b/test/spec/modules/adkernelBidAdapter_spec.js
index ab1c5501bd9..4b0eebdf519 100644
--- a/test/spec/modules/adkernelBidAdapter_spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/modules/adkernelBidAdapter_spec.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {spec} from 'modules/adkernelBidAdapter';
 import * as utils from 'src/utils';
 import {NATIVE, BANNER, VIDEO} from 'src/mediaTypes';
 import {config} from 'src/config';
+import {parseDomain} from '../../../src/refererDetection.js';
 
 describe('Adkernel adapter', function () {
   const bid1_zone1 = {
@@ -253,7 +254,7 @@ describe('Adkernel adapter', function () {
   });
 
   function buildBidderRequest(url = 'https://example.com/index.html', params = {}) {
-    return Object.assign({}, params, {refererInfo: {referer: url, reachedTop: true}, timeout: 3000, bidderCode: 'adkernel'});
+    return Object.assign({}, params, {refererInfo: {page: url, domain: parseDomain(url), reachedTop: true}, timeout: 3000, bidderCode: 'adkernel'});
   }
   const DEFAULT_BIDDER_REQUEST = buildBidderRequest();