diff --git a/examples/spdycat.cc b/examples/spdycat.cc
index 1c2a602..a915f13 100644
--- a/examples/spdycat.cc
+++ b/examples/spdycat.cc
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <map>
 #include <vector>
+#include <sstream>
 
 #include <openssl/ssl.h>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
@@ -163,10 +164,14 @@ int communicate(const std::string& host, uint16_t port,
   nfds_t npollfds = 1;
   pollfd pollfds[1];
 
+  std::stringstream ss;
+  ss << host << ":" << port;
+  std::string hostport = ss.str();
+
   for(int i = 0, n = reqvec.size(); i < n; ++i) {
     uri::UriStruct& us = reqvec[i].us;
     std::string path = us.dir+us.file+us.query;
-    int r = sc.submit_request(path, 3);
+    int r = sc.submit_request(hostport, path, 3);
     assert(r == 0);
     path2req[path] = &reqvec[i];
   }
diff --git a/examples/spdylay_ssl.cc b/examples/spdylay_ssl.cc
index aef167d..c9e327e 100644
--- a/examples/spdylay_ssl.cc
+++ b/examples/spdylay_ssl.cc
@@ -104,9 +104,11 @@ int Spdylay::fd() const
   return fd_;
 }
 
-int Spdylay::submit_request(const std::string& path, uint8_t pri)
+int Spdylay::submit_request(const std::string& hostport,
+                            const std::string& path, uint8_t pri)
 {
   const char *nv[] = {
+    "host", hostport.c_str(),
     "method", "GET",
     "scheme", "https",
     "url", path.c_str(),
diff --git a/examples/spdylay_ssl.h b/examples/spdylay_ssl.h
index 3ec3a6e..431532d 100644
--- a/examples/spdylay_ssl.h
+++ b/examples/spdylay_ssl.h
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ public:
   bool want_read();
   bool want_write();
   int fd() const;
-  int submit_request(const std::string& path, uint8_t pri);
+  int submit_request(const std::string& hostport, const std::string& path,
+                     uint8_t pri);
   bool would_block(int r);
 private:
   int fd_;