diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index fc3fe7d..ddfb1c0 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -14,28 +14,32 @@ use anyhow::{anyhow, bail};
 /// Connect to a STOMP server via TCP, including the connection handshake.
 /// If successful, returns a tuple of a message stream and a sender,
 /// which may be used to receive and send messages respectively.
+///
+/// `virtualhost` If no specific virtualhost is desired, it is recommended
+/// to set this to the same as the host name that the socket
+/// was established against (i.e, the same as the server address).
 pub async fn connect(
     server: impl tokio::net::ToSocketAddrs,
-    host: impl Into<String>,
+    virtualhost: impl Into<String>,
     login: Option<String>,
     passcode: Option<String>,
 ) -> Result<ClientTransport> {
     let tcp = TcpStream::connect(server).await?;
     let mut transport = ClientCodec.framed(tcp);
-    client_handshake(&mut transport, host.into(), login, passcode).await?;
+    client_handshake(&mut transport, virtualhost.into(), login, passcode).await?;
     Ok(transport)
 }
 
 async fn client_handshake(
     transport: &mut ClientTransport,
-    host: String,
+    virtualhost: String,
     login: Option<String>,
     passcode: Option<String>,
 ) -> Result<()> {
     let connect = Message {
         content: ToServer::Connect {
             accept_version: "1.2".into(),
-            host,
+            host: virtualhost,
             login,
             passcode,
             heartbeat: None,