diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/base.py b/rhodecode/lib/base.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/base.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/base.py
@@ -534,9 +534,13 @@ def add_events_routes(config):
                      pattern='/{repo_name}/files/{commit_id}/{f_path}')
 
 
-def bootstrap_request():
+def bootstrap_request(**kwargs):
     import pyramid.testing
-    request = pyramid.testing.DummyRequest()
+    request = pyramid.testing.DummyRequest(**kwargs)
+    request.application_url = kwargs.pop('application_url', 'http://example.com')
+    request.host = kwargs.pop('host', 'example.com:80')
+    request.domain = kwargs.pop('domain', 'example.com')
+
     config = pyramid.testing.setUp(request=request)
     add_events_routes(config)
 
diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/hooks_daemon.py b/rhodecode/lib/hooks_daemon.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/hooks_daemon.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/hooks_daemon.py
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@ class Hooks(object):
         extras = AttributeDict(extras)
         pylons_router = get_routes_generator_for_server_url(extras.server_url)
         pylons.url._push_object(pylons_router)
-        extras.request = bootstrap_request()
+        extras.request = bootstrap_request(
+            application_url=extras['server_url'])
 
         try:
             result = hook(extras)