diff --git a/pkg/s3utils/utils.go b/pkg/s3utils/utils.go
index 056e78a67..0e63ce2f7 100644
--- a/pkg/s3utils/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/s3utils/utils.go
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func IsGoogleEndpoint(endpointURL url.URL) bool {
 	if endpointURL == sentinelURL {
 		return false
 	}
-	return endpointURL.Host == "storage.googleapis.com"
+	return endpointURL.Hostname() == "storage.googleapis.com"
 }
 
 // Expects ascii encoded strings - from output of urlEncodePath
diff --git a/pkg/s3utils/utils_test.go b/pkg/s3utils/utils_test.go
index f99738ba9..9d545f4b9 100644
--- a/pkg/s3utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/s3utils/utils_test.go
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ func TestIsGoogleEndpoint(t *testing.T) {
 		// valid inputs.
 		{"http://storage.googleapis.com", true},
 		{"https://storage.googleapis.com", true},
+		{"http://storage.googleapis.com:80", true},
+		{"https://storage.googleapis.com:443", true},
 	}
 
 	for i, testCase := range testCases {
diff --git a/utils_test.go b/utils_test.go
index 117fdbb15..0e2ed08b4 100644
--- a/utils_test.go
+++ b/utils_test.go
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ func TestGetEndpointURL(t *testing.T) {
 		{"192.168.1.1:9000", false, "http://192.168.1.1:9000", nil, true},
 		{"192.168.1.1:9000", true, "https://192.168.1.1:9000", nil, true},
 		{"s3.amazonaws.com:443", true, "https://s3.amazonaws.com:443", nil, true},
+		{"storage.googleapis.com:443", true, "https://storage.googleapis.com:443", nil, true},
 		{"[::1]", false, "http://[::1]", nil, true},
 		{"[::1]", true, "https://[::1]", nil, true},
 		{"[::1]:80", false, "http://[::1]:80", nil, true},
@@ -122,7 +123,6 @@ func TestGetEndpointURL(t *testing.T) {
 		{"[::1]:9000", true, "https://[::1]:9000", nil, true},
 		{"13333.123123.-", true, "", errInvalidArgument(fmt.Sprintf("Endpoint: %s does not follow ip address or domain name standards.", "13333.123123.-")), false},
 		{"13333.123123.-", true, "", errInvalidArgument(fmt.Sprintf("Endpoint: %s does not follow ip address or domain name standards.", "13333.123123.-")), false},
-		{"storage.googleapis.com:4000", true, "", errInvalidArgument("Google Cloud Storage endpoint should be 'storage.googleapis.com'."), false},
 		{"s3.aamzza.-", true, "", errInvalidArgument(fmt.Sprintf("Endpoint: %s does not follow ip address or domain name standards.", "s3.aamzza.-")), false},
 		{"", true, "", errInvalidArgument("Endpoint:  does not follow ip address or domain name standards."), false},
 	}