diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 088f113..48b9296 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
 {
     "cSpell.words": [
-        "Ductus",
-        "Exploaded",
-        "Ipam",
-        "LOCALAPPDATA",
-        "Miscellanious",
-        "NOPASSWD",
-        "Npgsql",
-        "Toffia",
         "appconfig",
         "archve",
         "behaviour",
         "compsed",
+        "cref",
         "dont",
+        "Ductus",
         "editorconfig",
+        "Exploaded",
         "flaviours",
         "fluentdockerdl",
         "fluentdockertest",
+        "Imageverficiation",
+        "Ipam",
         "kiasaki",
+        "LOCALAPPDATA",
         "lxss",
         "mariotoffia",
         "martoffi",
+        "Miscellanious",
         "mkdir",
         "myimg",
         "mysecretpassword",
         "mytag",
         "nodetest",
+        "NOPASSWD",
+        "Npgsql",
+        "npipe",
         "nuget",
         "particulary",
         "postgres",
@@ -34,6 +36,9 @@
         "proto",
         "somewordpress",
         "sudoer",
+        "tlscacert",
+        "tlscert",
+        "Toffia",
         "typeof",
         "wdlp"
     ],
diff --git a/Ductus.FluentDocker/Extensions/CommandExtensions.cs b/Ductus.FluentDocker/Extensions/CommandExtensions.cs
index eeb3592..554fc1a 100644
--- a/Ductus.FluentDocker/Extensions/CommandExtensions.cs
+++ b/Ductus.FluentDocker/Extensions/CommandExtensions.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public static class CommandExtensions
 
     /// <summary>
     ///   Reads a <see cref="ConsoleStream{T}" /> until <see cref="ConsoleStream{T}.IsFinished" /> is set to true
-    ///   or a timeout occured on a read.
+    ///   or a timeout occurred on a read.
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="T">The type of returned items in the console stream.</typeparam>
     /// <param name="stream">The stream to read from.</param>
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ public static IPAddress EmulatedNativeAddress(bool useCache = true)
       return _cachedDockerIpAddress;
     }
 
-    internal static string RenderBaseArgs(this Uri host, ICertificatePaths certificates = null)
+    internal static string RenderBaseArgs(this DockerUri host, ICertificatePaths certificates = null)
     {
       var args = string.Empty;
-      if (null != host)
+      if (null != host && !host.IsStandardDaemon)
       {
         args = $" -H {host}";
       }
diff --git a/Ductus.FluentDocker/Model/Common/DockerUri.cs b/Ductus.FluentDocker/Model/Common/DockerUri.cs
index c8d0688..1344079 100644
--- a/Ductus.FluentDocker/Model/Common/DockerUri.cs
+++ b/Ductus.FluentDocker/Model/Common/DockerUri.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ public sealed class DockerUri : Uri
 
     public DockerUri(string uriString) : base(uriString)
     {
+      if (uriString == DockerHostUrlMacOrLinux || uriString == DockerHostUrlWindowsNative)
+        this.IsStandardDaemon = true;
     }
 
     public static string GetDockerHostEnvironmentPathOrDefault()
@@ -31,6 +33,15 @@ public static string GetDockerHostEnvironmentPathOrDefault()
       return CommandExtensions.IsToolbox() ? DockerHostUrlLegacy : DockerHostUrlMacOrLinux;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Returns true if the DockerUri has a "standard" daemon URI.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <value>True if standard daemon, false otherwise.</value>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// If it is a standard daemon URI, there's no need to add the -H flag
+    /// </remarks>
+    public bool IsStandardDaemon {get;}
+
     public override string ToString()
     {
       var baseString = base.ToString();