diff --git a/webnotes/app.py b/webnotes/app.py
index 74d627d900..98e02fd7a3 100644
--- a/webnotes/app.py
+++ b/webnotes/app.py
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ def application(request):
 	webnotes.local.request = request
 	
 	try:
-		webnotes.init(site=request.host)
+		site = webnotes.utils.get_site_name(request.host)
+		webnotes.init(site=site)
 
 		webnotes.local.form_dict = webnotes._dict({ k:v[0] if isinstance(v, (list, tuple)) else v \
 			for k, v in (request.form or request.args).iteritems() })
diff --git a/webnotes/utils/__init__.py b/webnotes/utils/__init__.py
index 2f5868ff57..30a09fe976 100644
--- a/webnotes/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/webnotes/utils/__init__.py
@@ -901,3 +901,6 @@ def compare(val1, condition, val2):
 		return operator_map[condition]((val1, val2))
 
 	return False
+
+def get_site_name(hostname):
+	return hostname.split(':')[0]