diff --git a/cli/connhelper/connhelper.go b/cli/connhelper/connhelper.go
index 8d97a2a40b7f..6efb120e436a 100644
--- a/cli/connhelper/connhelper.go
+++ b/cli/connhelper/connhelper.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func getConnectionHelper(daemonURL string, sshFlags []string) (*ConnectionHelper
 			Dialer: func(ctx context.Context, network, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
 				return commandconn.New(ctx, "ssh", sshArgs...)
 			},
-			Host: "http://docker.example.com",
+			Host: daemonURL,
 		}, nil
 	}
 	// Future version may support plugins via ~/.docker/config.json. e.g. "dind"
diff --git a/cli/connhelper/connhelper_test.go b/cli/connhelper/connhelper_test.go
index 66d2487c3423..2a8fc080550c 100644
--- a/cli/connhelper/connhelper_test.go
+++ b/cli/connhelper/connhelper_test.go
@@ -61,3 +61,10 @@ func TestDisablePseudoTerminalAllocation(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestGetConnectionHelper(t *testing.T) {
+	helper, err := GetConnectionHelper("ssh://user@1.2.3.4")
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Assert(t, helper != nil)
+	assert.Equal(t, helper.Host, "ssh://user@1.2.3.4")
+}