diff --git a/happstack-server.cabal b/happstack-server.cabal
--- a/happstack-server.cabal
+++ b/happstack-server.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                happstack-server
-Version:             7.3.7
+Version:             7.3.8
 Synopsis:            Web related tools and services.
 Description:         Happstack Server provides an HTTP server and a rich set of functions for routing requests, handling query parameters, generating responses, working with cookies, serving files, and more. For in-depth documentation see the Happstack Crash Course <http://happstack.com/docs/crashcourse/index.html>
 License:             BSD3
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
     Default: True
     Manual: True
 
+flag network-uri
+    description: Get Network.URI from the network-uri package
+    default: True
+
 Library
   Exposed-modules:
                        Happstack.Server
@@ -64,6 +68,11 @@
                        Happstack.Server.SURI.ParseURI
                        Paths_happstack_server
 
+  if flag(network-uri)
+     build-depends:    network > 2.6,
+                       network-uri >= 2.6
+  else
+     build-depends:    network < 2.6
   Build-Depends:       base >= 4 && < 5,
                        base64-bytestring == 1.0.*,
                        blaze-html        >= 0.5 && < 0.8,
@@ -76,7 +85,6 @@
                        html,
                        monad-control >= 0.3 && < 0.4,
                        mtl >= 2 && < 2.3,
-                       network >= 2.2.3 && < 2.6,
                        old-locale,
                        parsec < 4,
                        process,
diff --git a/src/Happstack/Server/Routing.hs b/src/Happstack/Server/Routing.hs
--- a/src/Happstack/Server/Routing.hs
+++ b/src/Happstack/Server/Routing.hs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 --
 -- > handler :: ServerPart Response
 -- > handler =
--- >     do https
+-- >     do http
 -- >        ...
 http :: (ServerMonad m, MonadPlus m) => m ()
 http = guardRq (not . rqSecure)