diff --git a/smack-bosh/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/bosh/BOSHConfiguration.java b/smack-bosh/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/bosh/BOSHConfiguration.java
index f6fe91544..680e37975 100644
--- a/smack-bosh/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/bosh/BOSHConfiguration.java
+++ b/smack-bosh/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/bosh/BOSHConfiguration.java
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ public final class BOSHConfiguration extends ConnectionConfiguration {
     }
 
     public URI getURI() throws URISyntaxException {
-        return new URI((https ? "https://" : "http://") + this.host + ":" + this.port + file);
+        String uri = https ? "https://" : "http://" + getHostString() + ":" + this.port + file;
+        return new URI(uri);
     }
 
     public Map<String, String> getHttpHeaders() {
diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/ConnectionConfiguration.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/ConnectionConfiguration.java
index e8689d24f..9561a158d 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/ConnectionConfiguration.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/ConnectionConfiguration.java
@@ -302,6 +302,16 @@ public abstract class ConnectionConfiguration {
         return new SmackTlsContext(context, daneVerifier);
     }
 
+    public String getHostString() {
+        if (hostAddress != null) {
+            return hostAddress.toString();
+        }
+        if (host != null) {
+            return host.toString();
+        }
+        return xmppServiceDomain.toString();
+    }
+
     public DnsName getHost() {
         return host;
     }