diff --git a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/StorageOptions.java b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/StorageOptions.java
index 07b35ed77deb..a4ec43551022 100644
--- a/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/StorageOptions.java
+++ b/google-cloud-clients/google-cloud-storage/src/main/java/com/google/cloud/storage/StorageOptions.java
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ public static StorageOptions getUnauthenticatedInstance() {
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   @Override
   public Builder toBuilder() {
-    return new Builder(this);
+    return new Builder(this).setHost("storage.googleapis.com");
   }
 
   @Override