diff --git a/packages/connect-node/src/node-universal-client.ts b/packages/connect-node/src/node-universal-client.ts
index 0902de6a7..10a64631d 100644
--- a/packages/connect-node/src/node-universal-client.ts
+++ b/packages/connect-node/src/node-universal-client.ts
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ function h2Request(
   options: Omit<http2.ClientSessionRequestOptions, "signal">,
   onStream: (stream: http2.ClientHttp2Stream) => void,
 ): void {
-  const requestUrl = new URL(url, sm.authority);
+  const requestUrl = new URL(url);
   if (requestUrl.origin !== sm.authority) {
     const message = `cannot make a request to ${requestUrl.origin}: the http2 session is connected to ${sm.authority}`;
     sentinel.reject(new ConnectError(message, Code.Internal));