diff --git a/engine/nsmservercontrol.py b/engine/nsmservercontrol.py
index 48d72f5..9f802bb 100644
--- a/engine/nsmservercontrol.py
+++ b/engine/nsmservercontrol.py
@@ -364,7 +364,8 @@ class NsmServerControl(object):
         self.singleInstanceSocket = None
         if parameterNsmOSCUrl:
             o = urlparse(parameterNsmOSCUrl)
-            self.nsmOSCUrl = (o.hostname, o.port)
+            #self.nsmOSCUrl = (o.hostname, o.port)  #this forces lowercase. in rare circumstances this is not correct and we must be case sensitive. fix:
+            self.nsmOSCUrl = o.netloc.split(":")[0], o.port
         else:
             envResult = self._getNsmOSCUrlFromEnvironment()
             if envResult: