diff --git a/internal/outpost/proxyv2/application/mode_proxy.go b/internal/outpost/proxyv2/application/mode_proxy.go
index e4ccf14a3..038a214d8 100644
--- a/internal/outpost/proxyv2/application/mode_proxy.go
+++ b/internal/outpost/proxyv2/application/mode_proxy.go
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ func (a *Application) proxyModifyRequest(ou *url.URL) func(req *http.Request) {
 		claims, _ := a.getClaims(r)
 		r.URL.Scheme = ou.Scheme
 		r.URL.Host = ou.Host
-		r.Host = ou.Host
 		if claims != nil && claims.Proxy != nil && claims.Proxy.BackendOverride != "" {
 			u, err := url.Parse(claims.Proxy.BackendOverride)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ func (a *Application) proxyModifyRequest(ou *url.URL) func(req *http.Request) {
 			} else {
 				r.URL.Scheme = u.Scheme
 				r.URL.Host = u.Host
-				r.Host = u.Host
 			}
 		}
 		a.log.WithField("upstream_url", r.URL.String()).Trace("final upstream url")
diff --git a/internal/outpost/proxyv2/application/mode_proxy_test.go b/internal/outpost/proxyv2/application/mode_proxy_test.go
index ffdfa978c..79b88f535 100644
--- a/internal/outpost/proxyv2/application/mode_proxy_test.go
+++ b/internal/outpost/proxyv2/application/mode_proxy_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func TestProxy_ModifyRequest(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "frontend", req.Header.Get("X-Forwarded-Host"))
 	assert.Equal(t, "/foo", req.URL.Path)
 	assert.Equal(t, "backend:8012", req.URL.Host)
-	assert.Equal(t, "backend:8012", req.Host)
+	assert.Equal(t, "frontend", req.Host)
 }
 
 func TestProxy_ModifyRequest_Claims(t *testing.T) {
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func TestProxy_ModifyRequest_Claims(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "/foo", req.URL.Path)
 	assert.Equal(t, "other-backend:8123", req.URL.Host)
-	assert.Equal(t, "other-backend:8123", req.Host)
+	assert.Equal(t, "frontend", req.Host)
 }
 
 func TestProxy_ModifyRequest_Claims_Invalid(t *testing.T) {
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@ func TestProxy_ModifyRequest_Claims_Invalid(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.Equal(t, "/foo", req.URL.Path)
 	assert.Equal(t, "backend:8012", req.URL.Host)
-	assert.Equal(t, "backend:8012", req.Host)
+	assert.Equal(t, "frontend", req.Host)
 }