diff --git a/http.go b/http.go
index e553c69..bf256d8 100644
--- a/http.go
+++ b/http.go
@@ -54,7 +54,13 @@ func (h *httpClient) next(request client.Request, opts client.CallOptions) (sele
 	return next, nil
 }
 
-func (h *httpClient) call(ctx context.Context, address string, req client.Request, rsp interface{}, opts client.CallOptions) error {
+func (h *httpClient) call(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req client.Request, rsp interface{}, opts client.CallOptions) error {
+	// set the address
+	address := node.Address
+	if node.Port > 0 {
+		address = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", address, node.Port)
+	}
+
 	header := make(http.Header)
 	if md, ok := metadata.FromContext(ctx); ok {
 		for k, v := range md {
@@ -116,7 +122,13 @@ func (h *httpClient) call(ctx context.Context, address string, req client.Reques
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (h *httpClient) stream(ctx context.Context, address string, req client.Request, opts client.CallOptions) (client.Stream, error) {
+func (h *httpClient) stream(ctx context.Context, node *registry.Node, req client.Request, opts client.CallOptions) (client.Stream, error) {
+	// set the address
+	address := node.Address
+	if node.Port > 0 {
+		address = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", address, node.Port)
+	}
+
 	header := make(http.Header)
 	if md, ok := metadata.FromContext(ctx); ok {
 		for k, v := range md {
@@ -249,14 +261,8 @@ func (h *httpClient) Call(ctx context.Context, req client.Request, rsp interface
 			return errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", err.Error())
 		}
 
-		// set the address
-		addr := node.Address
-		if node.Port > 0 {
-			addr = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", addr, node.Port)
-		}
-
 		// make the call
-		err = hcall(ctx, addr, req, rsp, callOpts)
+		err = hcall(ctx, node, req, rsp, callOpts)
 		h.opts.Selector.Mark(req.Service(), node, err)
 		return err
 	}
@@ -350,7 +356,7 @@ func (h *httpClient) Stream(ctx context.Context, req client.Request, opts ...cli
 			addr = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", addr, node.Port)
 		}
 
-		stream, err := h.stream(ctx, addr, req, callOpts)
+		stream, err := h.stream(ctx, node, req, callOpts)
 		h.opts.Selector.Mark(req.Service(), node, err)
 		return stream, err
 	}
diff --git a/request.go b/request.go
index 2280091..60508d8 100644
--- a/request.go
+++ b/request.go
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ func (h *httpRequest) Service() string {
 	return h.service
 }
 
+func (h *httpRequest) Method() string {
+	return h.method
+}
+
 func (h *httpRequest) Endpoint() string {
 	return h.method
 }