diff --git a/src/AmazonConnection.js b/src/AmazonConnection.js
index 8e95ed9..2d98eb7 100644
--- a/src/AmazonConnection.js
+++ b/src/AmazonConnection.js
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ module.exports = awsConfig => {
       // Fix the Host header, since HttpConnector.makeReqParams() appends
       // the port number which will cause signature verification to fail
       req.headers.host = req.hostname
+      if(req.headers.Host) {
+        delete req.headers.Host;
+      }
 
       if (params.body) {
         req.headers['content-length'] = Buffer.byteLength(params.body, 'utf8')