diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 55709b47..527ba3f0 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ func (c *Client) SetTransport(transport http.RoundTripper) *Client {
 // 		client.SetScheme("http")
 func (c *Client) SetScheme(scheme string) *Client {
 	if !IsStringEmpty(scheme) {
-		c.scheme = scheme
+		c.scheme = strings.TrimSpace(scheme)
 	}
 	return c
 }
diff --git a/client_test.go b/client_test.go
index 790fcb4a..84ae715e 100644
--- a/client_test.go
+++ b/client_test.go
@@ -744,3 +744,46 @@ func TestResponseError(t *testing.T) {
 	assertNotNil(t, re.Unwrap())
 	assertEqual(t, err.Error(), re.Error())
 }
+
+func TestHostURLForGH318AndGH407(t *testing.T) {
+	ts := createPostServer(t)
+	defer ts.Close()
+
+	targetURL, _ := url.Parse(ts.URL)
+	t.Log("ts.URL:", ts.URL)
+	t.Log("targetURL.Host:", targetURL.Host)
+	// Sample output
+	// ts.URL: http://127.0.0.1:55967
+	// targetURL.Host: 127.0.0.1:55967
+
+	// Unable use the local http test server for this
+	// use case testing
+	//
+	// using `targetURL.Host` value or test case yield to ERROR
+	// "parse "127.0.0.1:55967": first path segment in URL cannot contain colon"
+
+	// test the functionality with httpbin.org locally
+	// will figure out later
+
+	c := dc()
+	// c.SetScheme("http")
+	// c.SetHostURL(targetURL.Host + "/")
+
+	// t.Log("with leading `/`")
+	// resp, err := c.R().Post("/login")
+	// assertNil(t, err)
+	// assertNotNil(t, resp)
+
+	// t.Log("\nwithout leading `/`")
+	// resp, err = c.R().Post("login")
+	// assertNil(t, err)
+	// assertNotNil(t, resp)
+
+	t.Log("with leading `/` on request & with trailing `/` on host url")
+	c.SetHostURL(ts.URL + "/")
+	resp, err := c.R().
+		SetBody(map[string]interface{}{"username": "testuser", "password": "testpass"}).
+		Post("/login")
+	assertNil(t, err)
+	assertNotNil(t, resp)
+}
diff --git a/middleware.go b/middleware.go
index 7461c806..60b1ebad 100644
--- a/middleware.go
+++ b/middleware.go
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ func parseRequestURL(c *Client, r *Request) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// GH #407 && #318
+	if reqURL.Scheme == "" && len(c.scheme) > 0 {
+		reqURL.Scheme = c.scheme
+	}
+
 	// Adding Query Param
 	query := make(url.Values)
 	for k, v := range c.QueryParam {
@@ -191,12 +196,6 @@ func createHTTPRequest(c *Client, r *Request) (err error) {
 		r.RawRequest.AddCookie(cookie)
 	}
 
-	// it's for non-http scheme option
-	if r.RawRequest.URL != nil && r.RawRequest.URL.Scheme == "" {
-		r.RawRequest.URL.Scheme = c.scheme
-		r.RawRequest.URL.Host = r.URL
-	}
-
 	// Enable trace
 	if c.trace || r.trace {
 		r.clientTrace = &clientTrace{}