diff --git a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientBlobRequestSigner.java b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientBlobRequestSigner.java
index 15faaaad3d..c81302f81a 100644
--- a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientBlobRequestSigner.java
+++ b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientBlobRequestSigner.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import org.jclouds.blobstore.options.GetOptions;
 import org.jclouds.http.HttpRequest;
 import org.jclouds.http.HttpUtils;
 import org.jclouds.http.filters.BasicAuthentication;
+import org.jclouds.location.Provider;
 
 /**
  * 
@@ -41,23 +42,25 @@ public class TransientBlobRequestSigner implements BlobRequestSigner {
 
    private final BasicAuthentication basicAuth;
    private final BlobToHttpGetOptions blob2HttpGetOptions;
+   private final String endpoint;
 
    @Inject
-   public TransientBlobRequestSigner(BasicAuthentication basicAuth, BlobToHttpGetOptions blob2HttpGetOptions) {
+   public TransientBlobRequestSigner(BasicAuthentication basicAuth, BlobToHttpGetOptions blob2HttpGetOptions, @Provider URI endpoint) {
       this.basicAuth = checkNotNull(basicAuth, "basicAuth");
       this.blob2HttpGetOptions = checkNotNull(blob2HttpGetOptions, "blob2HttpGetOptions");
+      this.endpoint = endpoint.toString();
    }
 
    @Override
    public HttpRequest signGetBlob(String container, String name) {
-      HttpRequest request = new HttpRequest("GET", URI.create(String.format("http://localhost/%s/%s", container, name)));
+      HttpRequest request = new HttpRequest("GET", URI.create(String.format("%s/%s/%s", endpoint, container, name)));
       return basicAuth.filter(request);
    }
 
    @Override
    public HttpRequest signPutBlob(String container, Blob blob) {
       HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.builder().method("PUT").endpoint(
-               URI.create(String.format("http://localhost/%s/%s", container, blob.getMetadata().getName()))).payload(
+               URI.create(String.format("%s/%s/%s", endpoint, container, blob.getMetadata().getName()))).payload(
                blob.getPayload()).headers(
                HttpUtils.getContentHeadersFromMetadata(blob.getMetadata().getContentMetadata())).build();
       return basicAuth.filter(request);
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ public class TransientBlobRequestSigner implements BlobRequestSigner {
 
    @Override
    public HttpRequest signRemoveBlob(String container, String name) {
-      HttpRequest request = new HttpRequest("DELETE", URI.create(String.format("http://localhost/%s/%s", container,
+      HttpRequest request = new HttpRequest("DELETE", URI.create(String.format("%s/%s/%s", endpoint, container,
                name)));
       return basicAuth.filter(request);
    }
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ public class TransientBlobRequestSigner implements BlobRequestSigner {
    @Override
    public HttpRequest signGetBlob(String container, String name, GetOptions options) {
       HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.builder().method("GET").endpoint(
-               URI.create(String.format("http://localhost/%s/%s", container, name))).headers(
+               URI.create(String.format("%s/%s/%s", endpoint, container, name))).headers(
                blob2HttpGetOptions.apply(options).buildRequestHeaders()).build();
       return basicAuth.filter(request);
    }
diff --git a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientBlobStorePropertiesBuilder.java b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientBlobStorePropertiesBuilder.java
index 4836a352bd..e33d6a20a1 100644
--- a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientBlobStorePropertiesBuilder.java
+++ b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientBlobStorePropertiesBuilder.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ public class TransientBlobStorePropertiesBuilder extends PropertiesBuilder {
    @Override
    protected Properties defaultProperties() {
       Properties properties = super.defaultProperties();
-      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ENDPOINT, "http://localhost/transient");
+      properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_ENDPOINT, "http://localhost");
       properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_API_VERSION, "1");
       properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_IDENTITY, System.getProperty("user.name"));
       properties.setProperty(PROPERTY_USER_THREADS, "0");
diff --git a/blobstore/src/test/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientBlobRequestSignerTest.java b/blobstore/src/test/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientBlobRequestSignerTest.java
index 59be3fd5fd..73c5a43ebc 100644
--- a/blobstore/src/test/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientBlobRequestSignerTest.java
+++ b/blobstore/src/test/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/TransientBlobRequestSignerTest.java
@@ -48,12 +48,16 @@ public class TransientBlobRequestSignerTest extends RestClientTest<TransientAsyn
 
    private BlobRequestSigner signer;
    private Provider<BlobBuilder> blobFactory;
+   private final String endPoint = "http://localhost:8080";
+   private final String containerName = "container";
+   private final String blobName = "blob";
+   private final String fullUrl = String.format("%s/%s/%s", endPoint, containerName, blobName);
 
    public void testSignGetBlob() throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException, SecurityException, IllegalArgumentException,
             NoSuchMethodException, IOException {
-      HttpRequest request = signer.signGetBlob("container", "name");
+      HttpRequest request = signer.signGetBlob(containerName, blobName);
 
-      assertRequestLineEquals(request, "GET http://localhost/container/name HTTP/1.1");
+      assertRequestLineEquals(request, "GET " + fullUrl + " HTTP/1.1");
       assertNonPayloadHeadersEqual(request, "Authorization: Basic aWRlbnRpdHk6Y3JlZGVudGlhbA==\n");
       assertPayloadEquals(request, null, null, false);
 
@@ -62,9 +66,9 @@ public class TransientBlobRequestSignerTest extends RestClientTest<TransientAsyn
 
    public void testSignRemoveBlob() throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException, SecurityException, IllegalArgumentException,
             NoSuchMethodException, IOException {
-      HttpRequest request = signer.signRemoveBlob("container", "name");
+      HttpRequest request = signer.signRemoveBlob(containerName, blobName);
 
-      assertRequestLineEquals(request, "DELETE http://localhost/container/name HTTP/1.1");
+      assertRequestLineEquals(request, "DELETE " + fullUrl + " HTTP/1.1");
       assertNonPayloadHeadersEqual(request, "Authorization: Basic aWRlbnRpdHk6Y3JlZGVudGlhbA==\n");
       assertPayloadEquals(request, null, null, false);
 
@@ -73,14 +77,14 @@ public class TransientBlobRequestSignerTest extends RestClientTest<TransientAsyn
 
    public void testSignPutBlob() throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException, SecurityException, IllegalArgumentException,
             NoSuchMethodException, IOException {
-      Blob blob = blobFactory.get().name("name").forSigning().contentLength(2l).contentMD5(new byte[] { 0, 2, 4, 8 })
+      Blob blob = blobFactory.get().name(blobName).forSigning().contentLength(2l).contentMD5(new byte[] { 0, 2, 4, 8 })
                .contentType("text/plain").build();
 
       assertEquals(blob.getPayload().getContentMetadata().getContentMD5(), new byte[] { 0, 2, 4, 8 });
 
-      HttpRequest request = signer.signPutBlob("container", blob);
+      HttpRequest request = signer.signPutBlob(containerName, blob);
 
-      assertRequestLineEquals(request, "PUT http://localhost/container/name HTTP/1.1");
+      assertRequestLineEquals(request, "PUT " + fullUrl + " HTTP/1.1");
       assertNonPayloadHeadersEqual(
                request,
                "Authorization: Basic aWRlbnRpdHk6Y3JlZGVudGlhbA==\nContent-Length: 2\nContent-MD5: AAIECA==\nContent-Type: text/plain\n");
@@ -91,14 +95,14 @@ public class TransientBlobRequestSignerTest extends RestClientTest<TransientAsyn
 
    public void testSignPutBlobWithGenerate() throws ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException, SecurityException,
             IllegalArgumentException, NoSuchMethodException, IOException {
-      Blob blob = blobFactory.get().name("name").payload("foo").calculateMD5().contentType("text/plain").build();
+      Blob blob = blobFactory.get().name(blobName).payload("foo").calculateMD5().contentType("text/plain").build();
 
       assertEquals(blob.getPayload().getContentMetadata().getContentMD5(), new byte[] { -84, -67, 24, -37, 76, -62, -8,
                92, -19, -17, 101, 79, -52, -60, -92, -40 });
 
-      HttpRequest request = signer.signPutBlob("container", blob);
+      HttpRequest request = signer.signPutBlob(containerName, blob);
 
-      assertRequestLineEquals(request, "PUT http://localhost/container/name HTTP/1.1");
+      assertRequestLineEquals(request, "PUT " + fullUrl + " HTTP/1.1");
       assertNonPayloadHeadersEqual(
                request,
                "Authorization: Basic aWRlbnRpdHk6Y3JlZGVudGlhbA==\nContent-Length: 3\nContent-MD5: rL0Y20zC+Fzt72VPzMSk2A==\nContent-Type: text/plain\n");
@@ -121,7 +125,9 @@ public class TransientBlobRequestSignerTest extends RestClientTest<TransientAsyn
 
    @Override
    public RestContextSpec<?, ?> createContextSpec() {
-      return new RestContextFactory().createContextSpec("transient", "identity", "credential", new Properties());
+      Properties properties = new Properties();
+      properties.setProperty("transient.endpoint", endPoint);
+      return new RestContextFactory().createContextSpec("transient", "identity", "credential", properties);
    }
 
    @Override
@@ -130,4 +136,4 @@ public class TransientBlobRequestSignerTest extends RestClientTest<TransientAsyn
       };
    }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}