diff --git a/src/github.com/getlantern/enproxy/conn_impl.go b/src/github.com/getlantern/enproxy/conn_impl.go
index 4a48aa8c0d..75e3c17b35 100644
--- a/src/github.com/getlantern/enproxy/conn_impl.go
+++ b/src/github.com/getlantern/enproxy/conn_impl.go
@@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ func (c *conn) doRequest(proxyConn *connInfo, host string, op string, request *r
 	if request != nil {
 		body = request.body
 	}
-	fullRequest := host + "/" + c.id + "/" + c.addr + "/" + op
-	req, err := c.config.NewRequest(fullRequest, "POST", body)
+	path := c.id + "/" + c.addr + "/" + op
+	req, err := c.config.NewRequest(host, path, "POST", body)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = fmt.Errorf("Unable to construct request to %s via proxy %s: %s", c.addr, host, err)
 		return
diff --git a/src/github.com/getlantern/enproxy/conn_intf.go b/src/github.com/getlantern/enproxy/conn_intf.go
index 5fe6206a11..fee8f8d4c4 100644
--- a/src/github.com/getlantern/enproxy/conn_intf.go
+++ b/src/github.com/getlantern/enproxy/conn_intf.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ type Config struct {
 type dialFunc func(addr string) (net.Conn, error)
 
 // newRequestFunc is a function that builds a new request to the upstream proxy
-type newRequestFunc func(host string, method string, body io.Reader) (*http.Request, error)
+type newRequestFunc func(host, path, method string, body io.Reader) (*http.Request, error)
 
 // rwResponse is a response to a read or write
 type rwResponse struct {
diff --git a/src/github.com/getlantern/enproxy/conn_test.go b/src/github.com/getlantern/enproxy/conn_test.go
index f4f96f06b8..f0d249e060 100644
--- a/src/github.com/getlantern/enproxy/conn_test.go
+++ b/src/github.com/getlantern/enproxy/conn_test.go
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ func prepareConn(addr string, buffered bool, fail bool, t *testing.T, onResponse
 		})
 }
 
-func newRequest(host string, method string, body io.Reader) (req *http.Request, err error) {
-	return http.NewRequest(method, "http://"+proxyAddr, body)
+func newRequest(host, path, method string, body io.Reader) (req *http.Request, err error) {
+	return http.NewRequest(method, "http://"+proxyAddr+"/"+path+"/", body)
 }
 
 func doRequests(conn net.Conn, t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/src/github.com/getlantern/fronted/dialer.go b/src/github.com/getlantern/fronted/dialer.go
index 4b4dcd7755..fb464cf0fc 100644
--- a/src/github.com/getlantern/fronted/dialer.go
+++ b/src/github.com/getlantern/fronted/dialer.go
@@ -237,12 +237,12 @@ func (d *dialer) NewDirectDomainFronter() *http.Client {
 func (d *dialer) enproxyConfigWith(dialProxy func(addr string) (net.Conn, error)) *enproxy.Config {
 	return &enproxy.Config{
 		DialProxy: dialProxy,
-		NewRequest: func(upstreamHost string, method string, body io.Reader) (req *http.Request, err error) {
+		NewRequest: func(upstreamHost, path, method string, body io.Reader) (req *http.Request, err error) {
 			if upstreamHost == "" {
 				// No specific host requested, use configured one
 				upstreamHost = d.Host
 			}
-			return http.NewRequest(method, "http://"+upstreamHost+"/", body)
+			return http.NewRequest(method, "http://"+upstreamHost+"/"+path+"/", body)
 		},
 		BufferRequests: d.BufferRequests,
 		IdleTimeout:    idleTimeout, // TODO: make this configurable