diff --git a/s/d_logic.h b/s/d_logic.h
index 2a0dbd188ce..c83f0f8a901 100644
--- a/s/d_logic.h
+++ b/s/d_logic.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace mongo {
         void enable( const string& server );
 
         void gotShardName( const string& name );
-        void gotShardHost( const string& host );
+        void gotShardHost( string host );
         
         bool hasVersion( const string& ns );
         bool hasVersion( const string& ns , ConfigVersion& version );
diff --git a/s/d_state.cpp b/s/d_state.cpp
index ecc7db986fd..acb68656ce9 100644
--- a/s/d_state.cpp
+++ b/s/d_state.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,12 @@ namespace mongo {
         uasserted( 13298 , ss.str() );
     }
     
-    void ShardingState::gotShardHost( const string& host ){
+    void ShardingState::gotShardHost( string host ){
+        
+        size_t slash = host.find( '/' );
+        if ( slash != string::npos )
+            host = host.substr( 0 , slash );
+
         if ( _shardHost.size() == 0 ){
             _shardHost = host;
             return;