diff --git a/lib/storage/file.js b/lib/storage/file.js
index f166aa3a7a5..7a86fff2cef 100644
--- a/lib/storage/file.js
+++ b/lib/storage/file.js
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ File.prototype.createReadStream = function(options) {
   var crc32c = validation === 'crc32c' || validation === 'all';
   var md5 = validation === 'md5' || validation === 'all';
 
-  var remoteFilePath = util.format('https://{b}.storage.googleapis.com/{o}', {
+  var remoteFilePath = util.format('https://storage.googleapis.com/{b}/{o}', {
     b: this.bucket.name,
     o: encodeURIComponent(this.name)
   });
diff --git a/test/storage/file.js b/test/storage/file.js
index c4e82371ed0..a868905c050 100644
--- a/test/storage/file.js
+++ b/test/storage/file.js
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ describe('File', function() {
     }
 
     it('should create an authorized request', function(done) {
-      var expectedPath = util.format('https://{b}.storage.googleapis.com/{o}', {
+      var expectedPath = util.format('https://storage.googleapis.com/{b}/{o}', {
         b: file.bucket.name,
         o: encodeURIComponent(file.name)
       });