diff --git a/asyncio_mongo/pool.py b/asyncio_mongo/pool.py
index 425fc86..0bc54c1 100644
--- a/asyncio_mongo/pool.py
+++ b/asyncio_mongo/pool.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class Pool:
             except (AttributeError, ValueError):
                 raise Exception("Missing database name in URI")
 
-            self._host = url.hostname
+            host = url.hostname
 
             try:
                 port = url.port
@@ -63,10 +63,15 @@ class Pool:
                 # strip any additional hosts in the connection string for now
                 try:
                     if "," in port:
-                        port = port[:port.find(',')]
+                        hosts = port.split(",")
+                        netloc = hosts[len(hosts)-1]
+                        netloc = netloc.split(':')
+                        host = netloc[0]
+                        port = netloc[1]
                 except TypeError:
                     pass
 
+            self._host = host
             self._port = port or 27017
             username = url.username
             password = url.password
diff --git a/tests/test_connection.py b/tests/test_connection.py
index d479f74..dad6156 100644
--- a/tests/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/test_connection.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class TestMongoConnectionMethods(MongoTest):
     @async
     def test_pool_multiple_hosts(self):
         # MongoConnectionPool returns deferred, which gets MongoAPI
-        pool = asyncio_mongo.Pool.create(url="mongodb://{host}:{port},otherhost:333".format(
+        pool = asyncio_mongo.Pool.create(url="mongodb://blahhost:333,{host}:{port}".format(
             host=mongo_host, port=mongo_port), poolsize=2)
         self.assertTrue(inspect.isgenerator(pool))
         rapi = yield from pool