diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/mirror/main.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/mirror/main.go
index cd54a9826..9cb1b0ede 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/mirror/main.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/mirror/main.go
@@ -93,12 +93,13 @@ func (a mirror) Parse(ing *networking.Ingress) (interface{}, error) {
 	config.Host, err = parser.GetStringAnnotation("mirror-host", ing)
 	if err != nil {
 		if config.Target != "" {
-			url, err := parser.StringToURL(config.Target)
+			target := strings.Split(config.Target, "$")
+
+			url, err := parser.StringToURL(target[0])
 			if err != nil {
 				config.Host = ""
 			} else {
-				hostname := strings.Split(url.Hostname(), "$")
-				config.Host = hostname[0]
+				config.Host = url.Hostname()
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/internal/ingress/annotations/mirror/main_test.go b/internal/ingress/annotations/mirror/main_test.go
index f744ab552..add90d768 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/annotations/mirror/main_test.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/annotations/mirror/main_test.go
@@ -48,6 +48,24 @@ func TestParse(t *testing.T) {
 			Target:      "https://test.env.com/$request_uri",
 			Host:        "test.env.com",
 		}},
+		{map[string]string{backendURL: "https://test.env.com$request_uri"}, &Config{
+			Source:      ngxURI,
+			RequestBody: "on",
+			Target:      "https://test.env.com$request_uri",
+			Host:        "test.env.com",
+		}},
+		{map[string]string{backendURL: "https://test.env.com:8080$request_uri"}, &Config{
+			Source:      ngxURI,
+			RequestBody: "on",
+			Target:      "https://test.env.com:8080$request_uri",
+			Host:        "test.env.com",
+		}},
+		{map[string]string{backendURL: "https://test.env.com:8080/$request_uri"}, &Config{
+			Source:      ngxURI,
+			RequestBody: "on",
+			Target:      "https://test.env.com:8080/$request_uri",
+			Host:        "test.env.com",
+		}},
 		{map[string]string{requestBody: "off"}, &Config{
 			Source:      "",
 			RequestBody: "off",
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))
diff --git a/test/e2e/annotations/mirror.go b/test/e2e/annotations/mirror.go
index ad178a947..787cbfa3b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/annotations/mirror.go
+++ b/test/e2e/annotations/mirror.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ var _ = framework.DescribeAnnotation("mirror-*", func() {
 			func(server string) bool {
 				return strings.Contains(server, fmt.Sprintf("mirror /_mirror-%v;", ing.UID)) &&
 					strings.Contains(server, "mirror_request_body on;") &&
-					strings.Contains(server, "proxy_pass https://test.env.com/$request_uri;")
+					strings.Contains(server, `proxy_pass "https://test.env.com/$request_uri";`)
 			})
 	})