diff --git a/scripts/http-avaya-ipoffice-users.nse b/scripts/http-avaya-ipoffice-users.nse
index 6647effc2..af86b8ffc 100644
--- a/scripts/http-avaya-ipoffice-users.nse
+++ b/scripts/http-avaya-ipoffice-users.nse
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ action = function(host, port)
   end
   local output = stdnse.output_table()
   local vuln_report = vulns.Report:new(SCRIPT_NAME, host, port)
-  local open_session = http.get(host.ip, port, "/system/user/scn_user_list")
+  local open_session = http.get(host, port, "/system/user/scn_user_list")
   if open_session and open_session.status == 200 then
     local _, _, source = string.find(open_session.body, "<data_source>(.-)</data_source>")
     if source == nil then
diff --git a/scripts/http-huawei-hg5xx-vuln.nse b/scripts/http-huawei-hg5xx-vuln.nse
index 6e2f59efc..fdc42db44 100644
--- a/scripts/http-huawei-hg5xx-vuln.nse
+++ b/scripts/http-huawei-hg5xx-vuln.nse
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ including PPPoE credentials, firmware version, model, gateway, dns servers and a
   end
 
   local vuln_report = vulns.Report:new(SCRIPT_NAME, host, port)
-  local open_session = http.get(host.ip, port, "/Listadeparametros.html")
+  local open_session = http.get(host, port, "/Listadeparametros.html")
   if open_session and open_session.status == 200 then
     local _, _, pppoe_user = string.find(open_session.body, 'Usuario PPPoE:</td><TD class=tablerowvalue>\n(.-)</td></tr><tr>')
     local _, _, model = string.find(open_session.body, 'Modelo de m\195\179dem:</td><TD class=tablerowvalue>\n(.-)</td></tr><tr>')
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ including PPPoE credentials, firmware version, model, gateway, dns servers and a
       return vuln_report:make_output(vuln)
     end
 
-    local ppp = http.get(host.ip, port, "/wanfun.js")
+    local ppp = http.get(host, port, "/wanfun.js")
     if ppp.status and ppp.status == 200 then
       local _, _, ppp_pwd = string.find(ppp.body, 'var pwdppp = "(.-)"')
       info = string.format("%sPPPoE password:%s", info, ppp_pwd)
diff --git a/scripts/http-malware-host.nse b/scripts/http-malware-host.nse
index 99d868ffa..f578b4a9e 100644
--- a/scripts/http-malware-host.nse
+++ b/scripts/http-malware-host.nse
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ action = function(host, port)
   end
 
   -- Perform a GET request on the file
-  result = http.get_url("http://" .. host.ip .. ":" .. port.number .. "/ts/in.cgi?open2")
+  result = http.get(host, port, "/ts/in.cgi?open2")
   if(not(result)) then
     return stdnse.format_output(false, "Couldn't perform GET request")
   end
diff --git a/scripts/http-vuln-cve2013-6786.nse b/scripts/http-vuln-cve2013-6786.nse
index ddaa69285..8307973de 100644
--- a/scripts/http-vuln-cve2013-6786.nse
+++ b/scripts/http-vuln-cve2013-6786.nse
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ untrusted website and XSS injection.]],
 
   local vuln_report = vulns.Report:new(SCRIPT_NAME, host, port)
   local header = { ["Referer"] = '"><script>alert("XSS")</script><"' }
-  local open_session = http.get(host.ip, port, "/"..stdnse.generate_random_string(16), { header = header })
+  local open_session = http.get(host, port, "/"..stdnse.generate_random_string(16), { header = header })
   if open_session and open_session.status == 404 then
     stdnse.debug2("got 404-that's good!")
     if open_session.body:match('"><script>alert%("XSS"%)</script><"') then
diff --git a/scripts/supermicro-ipmi-conf.nse b/scripts/supermicro-ipmi-conf.nse
index ccd6ffc54..77e1b2914 100644
--- a/scripts/supermicro-ipmi-conf.nse
+++ b/scripts/supermicro-ipmi-conf.nse
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ network's Active Directory.]],
   }
 
   local vuln_report = vulns.Report:new(SCRIPT_NAME, host, port)
-  local open_session = http.get(host.ip, port, "/PSBlock")
+  local open_session = http.get(host, port, "/PSBlock")
   if open_session and open_session.status ==200 and string.len(open_session.body)>200 then
     local s = open_session.body:gsub("%z", ".")
     vuln.state = vulns.STATE.EXPLOIT