From dda0a0afb3398154999ff8d0c584ac45d9020b78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Brubeck <mbrubeck@limpet.net>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 16:14:12 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Don't overwrite the "Host" request header

Fixes broken requests caused by #2493.
---
 src/components/net/http_loader.rs | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/components/net/http_loader.rs b/src/components/net/http_loader.rs
index 318354df96b..e29eec904f3 100644
--- a/src/components/net/http_loader.rs
+++ b/src/components/net/http_loader.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ fn load(load_data: LoadData, start_chan: Sender<LoadResponse>) {
                 return;
             }
         };
+
+        // Preserve the `host` header set automatically by RequestWriter.
+        let host = writer.headers.host.clone();
         writer.headers = box load_data.headers.clone();
+        writer.headers.host = host;
+
         match load_data.data {
             Some(ref data) => {
                 writer.headers.content_length = Some(data.len());