diff --git a/src/request.rs b/src/request.rs
index 504115d..bf444d1 100644
--- a/src/request.rs
+++ b/src/request.rs
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ impl Request {
     ///     .build();
     /// assert_eq!(req1.get_host().unwrap(), "cool.server");
     ///
-    /// let req2 = ureq::post("/some/path")
+    /// let req2 = ureq::post("http://localhost/some/path")
     ///     .build();
     /// assert_eq!(req2.get_host().unwrap(), "localhost");
     /// ```
diff --git a/src/test/simple.rs b/src/test/simple.rs
index 0c4a508..fd7cc3c 100644
--- a/src/test/simple.rs
+++ b/src/test/simple.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ fn escape_path() {
 
 #[test]
 fn request_debug() {
-    let req = get("/my/page")
+    let req = get("http://localhost/my/page")
         .set("Authorization", "abcdef")
         .set("Content-Length", "1234")
         .set("Content-Type", "application/json")
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ fn request_debug() {
          Content-Length: 1234, Content-Type: application/json])"
     );
 
-    let req = get("/my/page?q=z")
+    let req = get("http://localhost/my/page?q=z")
         .query("foo", "bar baz")
         .set("Authorization", "abcdef")
         .build();