diff --git a/kittens/ssh/config_test.go b/kittens/ssh/config_test.go
index eb5b28713..b12a5eb29 100644
--- a/kittens/ssh/config_test.go
+++ b/kittens/ssh/config_test.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestSSHConfigParsing(t *testing.T) {
 	u, _ := user.Current()
 	un := u.Username
 	for _, x := range []Pair{
-		{"localhost:12", un, "localhost"},
+		{"localhost:12", un, "localhost:12"},
 		{"@localhost", un, "@localhost"},
 		{"ssh://@localhost:33", un, "localhost"},
 		{"me@localhost", "me", "localhost"},
diff --git a/kittens/ssh/main.go b/kittens/ssh/main.go
index c4dc2966e..cdbb273a4 100644
--- a/kittens/ssh/main.go
+++ b/kittens/ssh/main.go
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ func get_destination(hostname string) (username, hostname_for_match string) {
 		_, hostname_for_match, _ = strings.Cut(hostname, "@")
 		parsed = true
 	}
-	hostname_for_match, _, _ = strings.Cut(hostname_for_match, ":")
 	return
 }