diff --git a/ts/util/createHTTPSAgent.ts b/ts/util/createHTTPSAgent.ts
index 44194e35606d..c99c5a17c2ae 100644
--- a/ts/util/createHTTPSAgent.ts
+++ b/ts/util/createHTTPSAgent.ts
@@ -91,8 +91,7 @@ export class Agent extends HTTPSAgent {
         port,
         tlsOptions: {
           ca: options.ca,
-          host: dropNull(options.host),
-          servername: options.servername,
+          servername: options.servername ?? dropNull(options.host),
         },
       });