diff --git a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelHTTPClient.java b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelHTTPClient.java
index feb955126..f8177c281 100644
--- a/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelHTTPClient.java
+++ b/apps/i2ptunnel/java/src/net/i2p/i2ptunnel/I2PTunnelHTTPClient.java
@@ -389,8 +389,7 @@ public class I2PTunnelHTTPClient extends I2PTunnelHTTPClientBase implements Runn
                     // pos is the start of the path
                     pos = request.indexOf("/");
                     if (pos == -1) {
-                        method = null;
-                        break;
+                        pos = request.length();
                     }
                     host = request.substring(0, pos);