diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index dec27ed..4f8f11f 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,18 @@ impl Client {
         }
 
         let host = url.host_str().ok_or(InvalidUrl::ConvertError)?;
-        let addr = (host, url.port().unwrap_or(1965))
+        let port = url.port().unwrap_or(1965);
+
+        self.request_with_host(url_str, host, port).await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn request_with_host(
+        self: &Self,
+        url_str: &str,
+        host: &str,
+        port: u16,
+    ) -> Result<Response, LibError> {
+        let addr = (host, port)
             .to_socket_addrs()?
             .next()
             .ok_or(InvalidUrl::ConvertError)?;