diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index a95426fe6..86a5576c8 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -4666,14 +4666,10 @@ static void reuse_conn(struct connectdata *old_conn,
     old_conn->proxypasswd = NULL;
   }
 
-  /* host can change, when doing keepalive with a proxy ! */
-  if(conn->bits.proxy) {
-    Curl_safefree(conn->host.rawalloc);
-    conn->host=old_conn->host;
-  }
-  else
-    /* free the newly allocated name buffer */
-    Curl_safefree(old_conn->host.rawalloc);
+  /* host can change, when doing keepalive with a proxy or if the case is
+     different this time etc */
+  Curl_safefree(conn->host.rawalloc);
+  conn->host=old_conn->host;
 
   /* persist connection info in session handle */
   Curl_persistconninfo(conn);
diff --git a/tests/data/Makefile.am b/tests/data/Makefile.am
index 1de2479df..53d94841f 100644
--- a/tests/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/data/Makefile.am
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ test1208 test1209 test1210 test1211 \
 test1220 \
 test1300 test1301 test1302 test1303 test1304 test1305	\
 test1306 test1307 test1308 test1309 test1310 test1311 test1312 test1313 \
-test1314 test1315 test1317 \
+test1314 test1315 test1317 test1318 \
 test2000 test2001 test2002 test2003 test2004
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(TESTCASES) DISABLED
diff --git a/tests/data/test1318 b/tests/data/test1318
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..709e08dc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/test1318
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<testcase>
+<info>
+<keywords>
+HTTP
+HTTP GET
+</keywords>
+</info>
+
+#
+# Server-side
+<reply>
+<data>
+HTTP/1.1 200 OK
+Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT
+Server: test-server/fake
+Content-Length: 0
+
+</data>
+<data1>
+HTTP/1.1 200 second version
+Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2010 14:49:00 GMT
+Server: test-server/fake
+Content-Length: 0
+
+</data1>
+</reply>
+
+#
+# Client-side
+<client>
+<server>
+http
+</server>
+ <name>
+HTTP with same host name using different cases
+ </name>
+ <command>
+--resolve MiXeDcAsE.cOm:%HTTPPORT:%HOSTIP http://MiXeDcAsE.cOm:%HTTPPORT/1318 http://mixedcase.com:%HTTPPORT/13180001
+</command>
+</client>
+
+#
+# Verify data after the test has been "shot"
+<verify>
+<strip>
+^User-Agent:.*
+</strip>
+<protocol>
+GET /1318 HTTP/1.1
+Host: MiXeDcAsE.cOm:%HTTPPORT
+Accept: */*
+
+GET /13180001 HTTP/1.1
+Host: mixedcase.com:%HTTPPORT
+Accept: */*
+
+</protocol>
+</verify>
+</testcase>