diff --git a/locust/runners.py b/locust/runners.py
index 1927dc143b..d3418eda8f 100644
--- a/locust/runners.py
+++ b/locust/runners.py
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ def start(self, user_count: int, spawn_rate: float, wait: bool = False):
             raise ValueError("wait is True but the amount of users to add is greater than the spawn rate")
 
         for user_class in self.user_classes:
-            if self.environment.host is not None:
+            if self.environment.host:
                 user_class.host = self.environment.host
 
         if self.state != STATE_INIT and self.state != STATE_STOPPED:
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ def start(self, user_count: int, spawn_rate: float, **kwargs) -> None:
             return
 
         for user_class in self.user_classes:
-            if self.environment.host is not None:
+            if self.environment.host:
                 user_class.host = self.environment.host
 
         self.spawn_rate = spawn_rate
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ def start_worker(self, user_classes_count: Dict[str, int], **kwargs):
         self.worker_state = STATE_SPAWNING
 
         for user_class in self.user_classes:
-            if self.environment.host is not None:
+            if self.environment.host:
                 user_class.host = self.environment.host
 
         user_classes_spawn_count = {}
diff --git a/locust/test/test_runners.py b/locust/test/test_runners.py
index ffa3f5f4fa..a2ff558141 100644
--- a/locust/test/test_runners.py
+++ b/locust/test/test_runners.py
@@ -474,6 +474,38 @@ def my_task(self):
 
         runner.quit()
 
+    def test_host_class_attribute_from_web(self):
+        """If host is left empty from the webUI, we should not use it"""
+
+        class MyUser1(User):
+            host = "https://host1.com"
+
+            @task
+            def my_task(self):
+                pass
+
+        class MyUser2(User):
+            host = "https://host2.com"
+
+            @task
+            def my_task(self):
+                pass
+
+        opts = mocked_options()
+        # If left empty on the web, we get an empty string as host
+        opts.host = ""
+        environment = create_environment([MyUser1, MyUser2], opts)
+        runner = LocalRunner(environment)
+        # Start the runner to trigger problematic code
+        runner.start(user_count=2, spawn_rate=1, wait=False)
+        runner.spawning_greenlet.join()
+
+        # Make sure we did not overwrite the host variable
+        self.assertEqual(MyUser1.host, "https://host1.com")
+        self.assertEqual(MyUser2.host, "https://host2.com")
+
+        runner.quit()
+
     def test_custom_message(self):
         class MyUser(User):
             wait_time = constant(1)