diff --git a/cmd/common/logger.go b/cmd/common/logger.go
index 52ec424ca3..242f9343e6 100644
--- a/cmd/common/logger.go
+++ b/cmd/common/logger.go
@@ -96,5 +96,5 @@ func SetupGlobalLogger(c *cli.Context) {
 		log.Logger = log.With().Caller().Logger()
 	}
 
-	log.Log().Msgf("LogLevel = %s", zerolog.GlobalLevel().String())
+	log.Info().Msgf("LogLevel = %s", zerolog.GlobalLevel().String())
 }
diff --git a/cmd/server/server.go b/cmd/server/server.go
index 520340df2d..e30fe53027 100644
--- a/cmd/server/server.go
+++ b/cmd/server/server.go
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 		)
 	}
 
+	if _, err := url.Parse(c.String("server-host")); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("could not parse WOODPECKER_HOST")
+	}
+
 	if strings.Contains(c.String("server-host"), "://localhost") {
 		log.Warn().Msg(
 			"WOODPECKER_HOST should probably be publicly accessible (not localhost)",
@@ -136,7 +140,6 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 			server.Config.Services.Logs,
 			server.Config.Services.Pubsub,
 			_store,
-			server.Config.Server.Host,
 		)
 		proto.RegisterWoodpeckerServer(grpcServer, woodpeckerServer)
 
@@ -206,11 +209,9 @@ func run(c *cli.Context) error {
 
 		// http to https redirect
 		redirect := func(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-			serverHost := server.Config.Server.Host
-			serverHost = strings.TrimPrefix(serverHost, "http://")
-			serverHost = strings.TrimPrefix(serverHost, "https://")
+			serverURL, _ := url.Parse(server.Config.Server.Host)
 			req.URL.Scheme = "https"
-			req.URL.Host = serverHost
+			req.URL.Host = serverURL.Host
 
 			w.Header().Set("Strict-Transport-Security", "max-age=31536000")
 
@@ -327,16 +328,17 @@ func setupEvilGlobals(c *cli.Context, v store.Store, f forge.Forge) {
 	server.Config.Server.Cert = c.String("server-cert")
 	server.Config.Server.Key = c.String("server-key")
 	server.Config.Server.AgentToken = c.String("agent-secret")
-	server.Config.Server.Host = c.String("server-host")
+	serverHost := c.String("server-host")
+	server.Config.Server.Host = serverHost
 	if c.IsSet("server-webhook-host") {
 		server.Config.Server.WebhookHost = c.String("server-webhook-host")
 	} else {
-		server.Config.Server.WebhookHost = c.String("server-host")
+		server.Config.Server.WebhookHost = serverHost
 	}
 	if c.IsSet("server-dev-oauth-host") {
 		server.Config.Server.OAuthHost = c.String("server-dev-oauth-host")
 	} else {
-		server.Config.Server.OAuthHost = c.String("server-host")
+		server.Config.Server.OAuthHost = serverHost
 	}
 	server.Config.Server.Port = c.String("server-addr")
 	server.Config.Server.PortTLS = c.String("server-addr-tls")
diff --git a/server/grpc/rpc.go b/server/grpc/rpc.go
index 41ac02cf35..26a39cf1d1 100644
--- a/server/grpc/rpc.go
+++ b/server/grpc/rpc.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ type RPC struct {
 	pubsub        pubsub.Publisher
 	logger        logging.Log
 	store         store.Store
-	host          string
 	pipelineTime  *prometheus.GaugeVec
 	pipelineCount *prometheus.CounterVec
 }
diff --git a/server/grpc/server.go b/server/grpc/server.go
index 1cf1a1b50f..353c6c86a4 100644
--- a/server/grpc/server.go
+++ b/server/grpc/server.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ type WoodpeckerServer struct {
 	peer RPC
 }
 
-func NewWoodpeckerServer(forge forge.Forge, queue queue.Queue, logger logging.Log, pubsub pubsub.Publisher, store store.Store, host string) proto.WoodpeckerServer {
+func NewWoodpeckerServer(forge forge.Forge, queue queue.Queue, logger logging.Log, pubsub pubsub.Publisher, store store.Store) proto.WoodpeckerServer {
 	pipelineTime := promauto.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 		Namespace: "woodpecker",
 		Name:      "pipeline_time",
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ func NewWoodpeckerServer(forge forge.Forge, queue queue.Queue, logger logging.Lo
 		queue:         queue,
 		pubsub:        pubsub,
 		logger:        logger,
-		host:          host,
 		pipelineTime:  pipelineTime,
 		pipelineCount: pipelineCount,
 	}