diff --git a/packages/gitbook-v2/src/middleware.ts b/packages/gitbook-v2/src/middleware.ts
index 39b76cb4f..7f4f49f78 100644
--- a/packages/gitbook-v2/src/middleware.ts
+++ b/packages/gitbook-v2/src/middleware.ts
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ function getSiteURLFromRequest(request: NextRequest): URLWithMode | null {
 
     const isMainHost =
         (GITBOOK_URL && request.nextUrl.host === new URL(GITBOOK_URL).host) ||
-        (process.env.VERCEL_URL && request.nextUrl.host === new URL(process.env.VERCEL_URL).host);
+        (process.env.VERCEL_URL && request.nextUrl.host === process.env.VERCEL_URL);
     const isAssetsHost =
         GITBOOK_ASSETS_URL && request.nextUrl.host === new URL(GITBOOK_ASSETS_URL).host;