diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index c6df07c..5f80c0f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [submodule "backend/vendor/hare-http"]
 	path = backend/vendor/hare-http
 	url = https://git.fnordig.de/jer/hare-http.git
+	branch = host-in-uri
 [submodule "backend/vendor/hare-logfmt"]
 	path = backend/vendor/hare-logfmt
 	url = https://git.sr.ht/~blainsmith/hare-logfmt