diff --git a/libmproxy/proxy.py b/libmproxy/proxy.py
index f94aade30..938b5d5cf 100644
--- a/libmproxy/proxy.py
+++ b/libmproxy/proxy.py
@@ -263,9 +263,10 @@ class RequestReplayThread(threading.Thread):
 
     def run(self):
         try:
-            server = ServerConnection(self.config, self.flow.request)
-            server.send()
-            response = server.read_response()
+            r = self.flow.request
+            server = ServerConnection(self.config, r.scheme, r.host, r.port)
+            server.send(r)
+            response = server.read_response(r)
             response._send(self.masterq)
         except ProxyError, v:
             err = flow.Error(self.flow.request, v.msg)
@@ -273,14 +274,8 @@ class RequestReplayThread(threading.Thread):
 
 
 class ServerConnection:
-    def __init__(self, config, request):
-        self.config, self.request = config, request
-        if config.reverse_proxy:
-            self.scheme, self.host, self.port = config.reverse_proxy
-        else:
-            self.host = request.host
-            self.port = request.port
-            self.scheme = request.scheme
+    def __init__(self, config, scheme, host, port):
+        self.config, self.scheme, self.host, self.port = config, scheme, host, port
         self.close = False
         self.cert = None
         self.sock, self.rfile, self.wfile = None, None, None
@@ -298,7 +293,6 @@ class ServerConnection:
                 else:
                     clientcert = None
                 server = ssl.wrap_socket(server, certfile = clientcert)
-
             server.connect((addr, self.port))
             if self.scheme == "https":
                 self.cert = server.getpeercert(True)
@@ -307,18 +301,18 @@ class ServerConnection:
         self.sock = server
         self.rfile, self.wfile = server.makefile('rb'), server.makefile('wb')
 
-    def send(self):
-        self.request.close = self.close
+    def send(self, request):
+        request.close = self.close
         try:
-            d = self.request._assemble()
+            d = request._assemble()
             if not d:
                 raise ProxyError(502, "Incomplete request could not not be readied for transmission.")
             self.wfile.write(d)
             self.wfile.flush()
         except socket.error, err:
-            raise ProxyError(502, 'Error sending data to "%s": %s' % (self.request.host, err))
+            raise ProxyError(502, 'Error sending data to "%s": %s' % (request.host, err))
 
-    def read_response(self):
+    def read_response(self, request):
         line = self.rfile.readline()
         if line == "\r\n" or line == "\n": # Possible leftover from previous message
             line = self.rfile.readline()
@@ -337,11 +331,11 @@ class ServerConnection:
         headers = read_headers(self.rfile)
         if code >= 100 and code <= 199:
             return self.read_response()
-        if self.request.method == "HEAD" or code == 204 or code == 304:
+        if request.method == "HEAD" or code == 204 or code == 304:
             content = ""
         else:
             content = read_http_body(self.rfile, self, headers, True, self.config.body_size_limit)
-        return flow.Response(self.request, code, msg, headers, content, self.cert)
+        return flow.Response(request, code, msg, headers, content, self.cert)
 
     def terminate(self):
         try:
@@ -393,10 +387,14 @@ class ProxyHandler(SocketServer.StreamRequestHandler):
                     request = False
                     response = response._send(self.mqueue)
                 else:
-                    server_conn = ServerConnection(self.config, request)
-                    server_conn.send()
+                    if self.config.reverse_proxy:
+                        scheme, host, port = self.config.reverse_proxy
+                        server_conn = ServerConnection(self.config, scheme, host, port)
+                    else:
+                        server_conn = ServerConnection(self.config, request.scheme, request.host, request.port)
+                    server_conn.send(request)
                     try:
-                        response = server_conn.read_response()
+                        response = server_conn.read_response(request)
                     except IOError, v:
                         raise IOError, "Reading response: %s"%v
                     response = response._send(self.mqueue)