diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
index 6aadab48e..2d941f95d 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/template/template.go
@@ -1727,7 +1727,7 @@ func buildMirrorLocations(locs []*ingress.Location) string {
 	mapped := sets.Set[string]{}
 
 	for _, loc := range locs {
-		if loc.Mirror.Source == "" || loc.Mirror.Target == "" {
+		if loc.Mirror.Source == "" || loc.Mirror.Target == "" || loc.Mirror.Host == "" {
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -1738,8 +1738,8 @@ func buildMirrorLocations(locs []*ingress.Location) string {
 		mapped.Insert(loc.Mirror.Source)
 		buffer.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf(`location = %v {
 internal;
-proxy_set_header Host %v;
-proxy_pass %v;
+proxy_set_header Host "%v";
+proxy_pass "%v";
 }
 
 `, loc.Mirror.Source, loc.Mirror.Host, loc.Mirror.Target))