diff --git a/smack-bosh/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/bosh/BOSHConfiguration.java b/smack-bosh/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/bosh/BOSHConfiguration.java
index c310c25b3..680e37975 100644
--- a/smack-bosh/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/bosh/BOSHConfiguration.java
+++ b/smack-bosh/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/bosh/BOSHConfiguration.java
@@ -77,9 +77,8 @@ public final class BOSHConfiguration extends ConnectionConfiguration {
     }
 
     public URI getURI() throws URISyntaxException {
-        return new URI((https ? "https://" : "http://")
-            + (this.host != null ? this.host : this.hostAddress)
-                + ":" + this.port + file);
+        String uri = https ? "https://" : "http://" + getHostString() + ":" + this.port + file;
+        return new URI(uri);
     }
 
     public Map<String, String> getHttpHeaders() {