diff --git a/libraries/src/Uri/Uri.php b/libraries/src/Uri/Uri.php
index fdbab67d4b188..0ea7e8b77a07c 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Uri/Uri.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Uri/Uri.php
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ public static function getInstance($uri = 'SERVER')
 					 *
 					 * IIS uses the SCRIPT_NAME variable instead of a REQUEST_URI variable... thanks, MS
 					 */
+					if (Factory::getApplication()->isClient('cli'))
+					{
+						$_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] = 'localhost';
+					}
+
 					$theURI = 'http' . $https . $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] . $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'];
 
 					// If the query string exists append it to the URI string