diff --git a/bench/rpxy.toml b/bench/rpxy.toml
index 5841808..d6667de 100644
--- a/bench/rpxy.toml
+++ b/bench/rpxy.toml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 listen_port = 8080
-listen_port_tls = 8443
+# listen_port_tls = 8443
 listen_ipv6 = false
 
 max_concurrent_streams = 128
diff --git a/src/config/parse.rs b/src/config/parse.rs
index 54c0155..ef21156 100644
--- a/src/config/parse.rs
+++ b/src/config/parse.rs
@@ -128,13 +128,19 @@ pub fn parse_opts(globals: &mut Globals, backends: &mut Backends) -> Result<()>
 
   // default backend application for plaintext http requests
   if let Some(d) = config.default_app {
-    if backends.apps.contains_key(&d) {
+    let d_sn: Vec<&str> = backends
+      .apps
+      .iter()
+      .filter(|(_k, v)| v.app_name == d)
+      .map(|(_, v)| v.server_name.as_ref())
+      .collect();
+    if !d_sn.is_empty() {
       info!(
-        "Serving plaintext http for requests to unconfigured server_name: {}.",
-        d
+        "Serving plaintext http for requests to unconfigured server_name by app {} (server_name: {}).",
+        d, d_sn[0]
       );
+      backends.default_app = Some(d_sn[0].to_owned());
     }
-    backends.default_app = Some(d);
   }
 
   Ok(())