diff --git a/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js b/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js
index 0efb2fa3c..50eb88a46 100644
--- a/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js
+++ b/lib/node-http-proxy/http-proxy.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ HttpProxy.prototype.proxyRequest = function (req, res, buffer) {
   outgoing.socketPath = this.target.socketPath;
   outgoing.agent      = this.target.agent;
   outgoing.method     = req.method;
-  outgoing.path       = req.url;
+  outgoing.path       = url.parse(req.url).path;
   outgoing.headers    = req.headers;
 
   //