1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/src/qpid/Url.cpp b/cpp/src/qpid/Url.cpp
index f831167dd8..3b4eb60ddd 100644
--- a/cpp/src/qpid/Url.cpp
+++ b/cpp/src/qpid/Url.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class UrlParser {
         const char* start=i;
         while (unreserved() || pctEncoded())
             ;
-        if (start == i) h = LOCALHOST; // Default
+        if (start == i) return false;//host is required
         else h.assign(start, i);
         return true;
     }