diff --git a/.changeset/humble-insects-speak.md b/.changeset/humble-insects-speak.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bcb0f5f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/humble-insects-speak.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@gitbook/react-openapi": patch
+---
+
+Improve OpenAPI server URL validation
diff --git a/packages/react-openapi/src/OpenAPICodeSample.tsx b/packages/react-openapi/src/OpenAPICodeSample.tsx
index e51501b1f..1f40d5117 100644
--- a/packages/react-openapi/src/OpenAPICodeSample.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-openapi/src/OpenAPICodeSample.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { generateMediaTypeExamples, generateSchemaExample } from './generateSche
 import { stringifyOpenAPI } from './stringifyOpenAPI';
 import type { OpenAPIOperationData } from './types';
 import { mergeHeaders } from './util/headers';
-import { getDefaultServerURL } from './util/server';
+import { getDefaultServerURL, hasValidServerHost } from './util/server';
 import {
     resolvePrefillCodePlaceholderFromSecurityScheme,
     resolveURLWithPrefillCodePlaceholdersFromServer,
@@ -216,11 +216,14 @@ function OpenAPICodeSampleFooter(props: {
     const hasMultipleMediaTypes =
         renderers.length > 1 || renderers.some((renderer) => renderer.examples.length > 0);
 
+    // Check if any server has a host that can be used in an HTTP request
+    const hasValidHost = hasValidServerHost(servers);
+
     if (hideTryItPanel && !hasMultipleMediaTypes) {
         return null;
     }
 
-    if (!validateHttpMethod(method) || (!hasMultipleMediaTypes && servers.length === 0)) {
+    if (!validateHttpMethod(method) || (!hasMultipleMediaTypes && !hasValidHost)) {
         return null;
     }
 
@@ -237,7 +240,7 @@ function OpenAPICodeSampleFooter(props: {
             ) : (
                 <span />
             )}
-            {!hideTryItPanel && servers.length > 0 && (
+            {!hideTryItPanel && hasValidHost && (
                 <ScalarApiButton
                     context={getOpenAPIClientContext(context)}
                     method={method}
diff --git a/packages/react-openapi/src/OpenAPICodeSampleInteractive.tsx b/packages/react-openapi/src/OpenAPICodeSampleInteractive.tsx
index 94bbf379d..052a43b88 100644
--- a/packages/react-openapi/src/OpenAPICodeSampleInteractive.tsx
+++ b/packages/react-openapi/src/OpenAPICodeSampleInteractive.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ export function OpenAPIMediaTypeExamplesSelector(props: {
     const state = useSelectState(stateKey, renderers[0].mediaType);
     const selected = renderers.find((r) => r.mediaType === state.key) || renderers[0];
 
+    const hasMultipleMediaTypes = renderers.length >= 2;
+    const hasMultipleExamples = selected.examples.length >= 2;
+
+    // Only render the wrapper div if at least one selector will render
+    if (!hasMultipleMediaTypes && !hasMultipleExamples) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
     return (
         <div className="openapi-codesample-selectors">
             <MediaTypeSelector selectIcon={selectIcon} stateKey={stateKey} renderers={renderers} />
diff --git a/packages/react-openapi/src/code-samples.ts b/packages/react-openapi/src/code-samples.ts
index 7c357b4fb..f8be2d933 100644
--- a/packages/react-openapi/src/code-samples.ts
+++ b/packages/react-openapi/src/code-samples.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from './contentTypeChecks';
 import { json2xml } from './json2xml';
 import { stringifyOpenAPI } from './stringifyOpenAPI';
+import { isValidServerHost } from './util/server';
 
 export interface CodeSampleInput {
     method: string;
@@ -69,9 +70,12 @@ export const codeSampleGenerators: CodeSampleGenerator[] = [
 
             const bodyString = body ? `\n${body}` : '';
 
+            // Only include Host header if origin is considered a valid server host
+            const hasValidHost = isValidServerHost(origin);
+            const hostLine = hasValidHost ? `Host: ${origin.replaceAll(/https?:\/\//g, '')}\n` : '';
+
             const httpRequest = `${method.toUpperCase()} ${decodeURI(path)} HTTP/1.1
-Host: ${origin.replaceAll(/https*:\/\//g, '')}
-${headerString}${bodyString}`;
+${hostLine}${headerString}${bodyString}`;
 
             return httpRequest;
         },
diff --git a/packages/react-openapi/src/util/server.ts b/packages/react-openapi/src/util/server.ts
index f56970094..81379598f 100644
--- a/packages/react-openapi/src/util/server.ts
+++ b/packages/react-openapi/src/util/server.ts
@@ -45,3 +45,31 @@ function parseServerURL(url: string) {
     }
     return result;
 }
+
+/**
+ * Check if any server has a host that can be used in an HTTP request.
+ * This is used to determine if the "Try it" button should be shown.
+ */
+export function hasValidServerHost(servers: OpenAPIV3.ServerObject[]): boolean {
+    if (servers.length === 0) {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return servers.some((server) => {
+        const url = interpolateServerURL(server);
+        return isValidServerHost(url);
+    });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Check if the server host/URL is valid for making direct HTTP requests.
+ * Accepts both full URLs (with protocol) and hostnames (without protocol).
+ */
+export function isValidServerHost(url: string): boolean {
+    // Check if URL starts with http:// or https://
+    if (url.startsWith('http://') || url.startsWith('https://')) {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return /^(?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,}$/.test(url);
+}