diff --git a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/mod_xml_curl.c b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/mod_xml_curl.c
index 8ea1b18608..b576f8d7ef 100644
--- a/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/mod_xml_curl.c
+++ b/src/mod/xml_int/mod_xml_curl/mod_xml_curl.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static switch_xml_t xml_url_fetch(const char *section, const char *tag_name, con
 	switch_assert(data);
 
 	if (binding->use_dynamic_url) {
-		switch_event_add_header_string(params, SWITCH_STACK_TOP, "hostname", switch_str_nil(hostname));
+		switch_event_add_header_string(params, SWITCH_STACK_TOP, "hostname", hostname);
 		switch_event_add_header_string(params, SWITCH_STACK_TOP, "section", switch_str_nil(section));
 		switch_event_add_header_string(params, SWITCH_STACK_TOP, "tag_name", switch_str_nil(tag_name));
 		switch_event_add_header_string(params, SWITCH_STACK_TOP, "key_name", switch_str_nil(key_name));