diff --git a/lib/webmock/http_lib_adapters/net_http.rb b/lib/webmock/http_lib_adapters/net_http.rb
index 70d2701e..ca0c5b7d 100644
--- a/lib/webmock/http_lib_adapters/net_http.rb
+++ b/lib/webmock/http_lib_adapters/net_http.rb
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def request(request, body = nil, &block)
               after_request.call(response)
             }
             if started?
-              if WebMock::Config.instance.net_http_connect_on_start
+              if WebMock.net_http_connect_on_start?(request_signature.uri)
                 super_with_after_request.call
               else
                 start_with_connect_without_finish {
@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@ def start_with_connect_without_finish  # :yield: http
         alias_method :start_with_connect, :start
 
         def start(&block)
-          if WebMock::Config.instance.net_http_connect_on_start
+          uri = Addressable::URI.parse(WebMock::NetHTTPUtility.get_uri(self))
+
+          if WebMock.net_http_connect_on_start?(uri)
             super(&block)
           else
             start_without_connect(&block)
diff --git a/lib/webmock/webmock.rb b/lib/webmock/webmock.rb
index 2e2cb8e9..5ecb7f29 100644
--- a/lib/webmock/webmock.rb
+++ b/lib/webmock/webmock.rb
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ def self.net_connect_allowed?(uri = nil)
       Config.instance.allow && net_connect_explicit_allowed?(Config.instance.allow, uri) )
   end
 
+  def self.net_http_connect_on_start?(uri)
+    Config.instance.net_http_connect_on_start
+  end
+
   def self.net_connect_explicit_allowed?(allowed, uri=nil)
     case allowed
     when Array