diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js
index 00226d3fd..bc434f453 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/network/21-httprequest.js
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                             proxyOptions.proxy.password = proxyPassword;
                         }
                     }
-                    //need both incase of http -> https redirec
+                    //need both incase of http -> https redirect
                     opts.agent = {
                         http: new HttpProxyAgent(proxyOptions),
                         https: new HttpsProxyAgent(proxyOptions)
@@ -385,13 +385,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
             got(url,opts).then(res => {
                 msg.statusCode = res.statusCode;
                 msg.headers = res.headers;
-                let hostname = res.req.host;
-                if (res.req.protocol === "http:" && res.socket.remotePort !== 80) {
-                    hostname = `${hostname}:${res.socket.remotePort}`
-                } else if (res.req.protocol === "https:" && res.socket.remotePort !== 443) {
-                    hostname = `${hostname}:${res.socket.remotePort}`
-                }
-                msg.responseUrl = `${res.req.protocol}//${hostname}${res.req.path}`;
+                msg.responseUrl = res.url;
                 msg.payload = res.body;
                 msg.redirectList = redirectList;
                 msg.retry = 0;