diff --git a/websocketpp/transport/asio/endpoint.hpp b/websocketpp/transport/asio/endpoint.hpp
index 07f2eeb2e4..1c2fd0a1d0 100644
--- a/websocketpp/transport/asio/endpoint.hpp
+++ b/websocketpp/transport/asio/endpoint.hpp
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ protected:
                 lib::error_code ec;
 
                 uri_ptr pu(new uri(proxy));
-                ec = tcon->proxy_init(u->get_host_port());
+                ec = tcon->proxy_init(u->get_authority());
                 if (ec) {
                     cb(tcon->get_handle(),ec);
                     return;