diff --git a/libmproxy/cmdline.py b/libmproxy/cmdline.py
index d0e54dfe2..5111fdd86 100644
--- a/libmproxy/cmdline.py
+++ b/libmproxy/cmdline.py
@@ -362,11 +362,6 @@ def common_options(parser):
         action="store_true", dest="transparent_proxy", default=False,
         help="Set transparent proxy mode."
     )
-    group.add_argument(
-        "-H", "--http-transparent",
-        action="store_true", dest="http_transparent_proxy", default=False,
-        help="Use the Host header to connect to server."
-    )
     group.add_argument(
         "-U", "--upstream",
         action="store",
@@ -375,6 +370,11 @@ def common_options(parser):
         default=None,
         help="Forward all requests to upstream proxy server: http://host[:port]"
     )
+    group.add_argument(
+        "--spoof",
+        action="store_true", dest="spoof_mode", default=False,
+        help="Use Host header to connect to HTTP server."
+    )
 
     group = parser.add_argument_group(
         "Advanced Proxy Options",
diff --git a/libmproxy/protocol/http.py b/libmproxy/protocol/http.py
index c7479b762..617826981 100644
--- a/libmproxy/protocol/http.py
+++ b/libmproxy/protocol/http.py
@@ -1330,19 +1330,22 @@ class HTTPHandler(ProtocolHandler):
                     flow.server_conn = self.c.server_conn
             
             elif request.form_in == "relative":
-                if self.c.config.mode == "httptransparent":
-                    h = request.headers.get_first("host")
+                if self.c.config.mode == "spoof":
+                    # Host header
+                    h = request.pretty_host(hostheader=True)
                     if h is None:
                         raise http.HttpError(
                             400,
                             "Invalid request: No Host header"
                         )
                     p = http.parse_url("http://" + h)
-                    request.host, request.port = p[1], p[2]
+                    request.host = p[1]
+                    request.port = p[2]
                     self.c.set_server_address((request.host, request.port))
                     flow.server_conn = self.c.server_conn
             
             return None
+        
         raise http.HttpError(
             400, "Invalid HTTP request form (expected: %s, got: %s)" % (
                 self.expected_form_in, request.form_in
diff --git a/libmproxy/proxy/config.py b/libmproxy/proxy/config.py
index 2074d0bf7..7305d72aa 100644
--- a/libmproxy/proxy/config.py
+++ b/libmproxy/proxy/config.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import re
 from OpenSSL import SSL
 from netlib import http_auth, certutils, tcp
 from .. import utils, platform, version
-from .primitives import RegularProxyMode, HTTPTransparentProxyMode, TransparentProxyMode, UpstreamProxyMode, ReverseProxyMode, Socks5ProxyMode
+from .primitives import RegularProxyMode, SpoofMode, TransparentProxyMode, UpstreamProxyMode, ReverseProxyMode, Socks5ProxyMode
 
 TRANSPARENT_SSL_PORTS = [443, 8443]
 CONF_BASENAME = "mitmproxy"
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ class ProxyConfig:
             self.mode = ReverseProxyMode(upstream_server)
         elif mode == "upstream":
             self.mode = UpstreamProxyMode(upstream_server)
-        elif mode == "httptransparent":
-            self.mode = HTTPTransparentProxyMode()
+        elif mode == "spoof":
+            self.mode = SpoofMode()
         else:
             self.mode = RegularProxyMode()
 
@@ -146,9 +146,9 @@ def process_proxy_options(parser, options):
         c += 1
         mode = "upstream"
         upstream_server = options.upstream_proxy
-    if options.http_transparent_proxy:
+    if options.spoof_mode:
         c += 1
-        mode = "httptransparent"
+        mode = "spoof"
     if c > 1:
         return parser.error(
             "Transparent, SOCKS5, reverse and upstream proxy mode "
diff --git a/libmproxy/proxy/primitives.py b/libmproxy/proxy/primitives.py
index a9718051f..f514d37f8 100644
--- a/libmproxy/proxy/primitives.py
+++ b/libmproxy/proxy/primitives.py
@@ -51,13 +51,17 @@ class RegularProxyMode(ProxyMode):
         return None
 
 
-class HTTPTransparentProxyMode(ProxyMode):
+class SpoofMode(ProxyMode):
     http_form_in = "relative"
     http_form_out = "relative"
 
     def get_upstream_server(self, client_conn):
         return None
 
+    @property
+    def name(self):
+        return "spoof"
+
 
 class TransparentProxyMode(ProxyMode):
     http_form_in = "relative"