diff --git a/pkg/restclient/rest_client.go b/pkg/restclient/rest_client.go
index b62225f..9035145 100644
--- a/pkg/restclient/rest_client.go
+++ b/pkg/restclient/rest_client.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
-	"strings"
+	"net/url"
 
 	"github.com/cli/go-gh/v2/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/sarumaj/gh-gr/pkg/configfile"
@@ -58,7 +58,9 @@ func (c RESTClient) GetUserOrgs(ctx context.Context) ([]resources.Organization,
 }
 
 func NewRESTClient(conf *configfile.Configuration, options ClientOptions) (*RESTClient, error) {
-	options.Host = strings.TrimSuffix(options.Host, "/")
+	if parsed, err := url.Parse(options.Host); err == nil {
+		options.Host = parsed.Hostname()
+	}
 	
 	client, err := api.NewRESTClient(options)
 	if err != nil {