diff --git a/http/upgrade/request/private.go b/http/upgrade/request/private.go
index 52183eb..5ae960c 100644
--- a/http/upgrade/request/private.go
+++ b/http/upgrade/request/private.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package request
 
 import (
+	"strings"
+	"strconv"
 	"fmt"
 	"git.xdrm.io/gws/internal/http/upgrade/request/parser/header"
 )
@@ -37,32 +39,56 @@ func (r *T) parseHeader(b []byte) error {
 
 	/* (2) Manage header */
 	switch head.Name {
-		case header.HOST:       fmt.Printf("[host]                   "); printValues(head.Values)
-		case header.UPGRADE:    fmt.Printf("[upgrade]                "); printValues(head.Values)
-		case header.CONNECTION: fmt.Printf("[connection]             "); printValues(head.Values)
-		case header.WSKEY:      fmt.Printf("[sec-websocket-key]      "); printValues(head.Values)
-		case header.ORIGIN:     fmt.Printf("[origin]                 "); printValues(head.Values)
-		case header.WSPROTOCOL: fmt.Printf("[sec-websocket-protocol] "); printValues(head.Values)
-		case header.WSVERSION:  fmt.Printf("[sec-websocket-version]  "); printValues(head.Values)
+
+		case header.HOST:       fmt.Printf("[host]                   ")
+			err = r.extractHostPort(head.Values[0])
+
+		case header.UPGRADE:    fmt.Printf("[upgrade]                ")
+		case header.CONNECTION: fmt.Printf("[connection]             ")
+		case header.WSKEY:      fmt.Printf("[sec-websocket-key]      ")
+		case header.ORIGIN:     fmt.Printf("[origin]                 ")
+		case header.WSPROTOCOL: fmt.Printf("[sec-websocket-protocol] ")
+		case header.WSVERSION:  fmt.Printf("[sec-websocket-version]  ")
+		default:
+			return nil
 	}
 
+	if err != nil { return err }
+
+
+	for i, v := range head.Values {
+		if i == 0 {
+			fmt.Printf("[ '%s'", v)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf(", '%s'", v)
+		}
+	}
+	fmt.Printf(" ]\n");
+
 	return nil
 
 }
 
+// checkHost checks and extracts the Host header
+func (r *T) extractHostPort(b []byte) error {
 
-func printValues(bb [][]byte){
+	split := strings.Split(string(b), ":")
 
-	for i, b := range bb {
-
-		if i == 0 {
-			fmt.Printf("[ '%s'", b)
-		} else {
-			fmt.Printf(", '%s'", b)
-		}
+	r.host = split[0]
 
+	// no port
+	if len(split) < 2 {
+		return nil
 	}
 
-	fmt.Printf(" ]\n");
+	// extract port
+	readPort, err := strconv.ParseUint(split[1], 10, 16)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Cannot read port number '%s'", split[1])
+	}
+
+	r.port = uint16(readPort)
+
+	return nil
 
 }
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