diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/__init__.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/__init__.py
index c31b2175c090..b2dce8d7a876 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/__init__.py
@@ -183,9 +183,7 @@ def base(self) -> str:
 
     @property
     def host(self) -> str:
-        client = self.__request.client
-        assert client is not None
-        return str(client.host)
+        return self.__request.base_url.netloc
 
 
 class GalaxyASGIResponse(GalaxyAbstractResponse):