diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index 74a6598..ddc51ae 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (tps *TailscaleHTTPProxyServer) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Re
 		w.WriteHeader(500)
 		return
 	}
-	if r.URL.Hostname() != tps.server.Hostname() {
+	if r.URL.Hostname() != "" && r.URL.Hostname() != tps.server.Hostname() {
 		destinationURL := new(url.URL)
 		*destinationURL = *r.URL
 		destinationURL.Host = tps.server.Hostname() + tps.server.options.Listen
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index b09a54c..ef090a6 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.7.3
\ No newline at end of file
+0.7.4
\ No newline at end of file