diff --git a/src/cache.c b/src/cache.c
index 06924cc6f..d350872b8 100644
--- a/src/cache.c
+++ b/src/cache.c
@@ -1082,8 +1082,8 @@ int sha1_hosturi(struct stream *s)
 	chunk_memcat(trash, ctx.value.ptr, ctx.value.len);
 
 	sl = http_get_stline(htx);
-	path = http_get_path(htx_sl_req_uri(sl));
-	if (!path.ptr)
+	path = htx_sl_req_uri(sl); // whole uri
+	if (!path.len || *path.ptr != '/')
 		return 0;
 	chunk_memcat(trash, path.ptr, path.len);