diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-dist/
-
-cabal.sandbox.config
-.cabal-sandbox/
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# 0.2.0.0
+
+Allow empty host, i.e. don't use default provided by `postgresql-simple`.
+Empty host is required to use unix domain sockets.
diff --git a/postgresql-simple-url.cabal b/postgresql-simple-url.cabal
--- a/postgresql-simple-url.cabal
+++ b/postgresql-simple-url.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 name:                postgresql-simple-url
-version:             0.1.0.1
-synopsis:            PostgreSQL
+version:             0.2.0.0
+synopsis:            Parse postgres:// url into ConnectInfo
+description:
+  The 'Database.PostgreSQL.Simple.URL' module in this package exports
+  two helper functions 'parseDatabaseUrl' and 'urlToConnectInfo'.
 homepage:            https://github.com/futurice/postgresql-simple-url
 license:             MIT
 license-file:        LICENSE
@@ -10,15 +13,19 @@
 stability:           experimental
 category:            Game
 build-type:          Simple
-extra-source-files:  README.md, .gitignore
+extra-source-files:  README.md, CHANGELOG.md
 cabal-version:       >=1.10
 
+source-repository head
+  type: git
+  location: https://github.com/futurice/postgresql-simple-url
+
 library
   exposed-modules:     Database.PostgreSQL.Simple.URL
-  build-depends:       base               >=4.6 && <4.9,
+  build-depends:       base               >=4.6 && <4.10,
                        split              >=0.2 && <0.3,
                        network-uri        >=2.6 && <2.7,
-                       postgresql-simple  >=0.4 && <0.5
+                       postgresql-simple  >=0.4 && <0.6
   hs-source-dirs:      src
   ghc-options:         -Wall
   default-language:    Haskell2010
@@ -29,8 +36,8 @@
   hs-source-dirs:      tests
   main-is:             Tests.hs
   ghc-options:         -Wall
-  build-depends:       base               >=4.6  && <4.9,
-                       tasty              >=0.10 && <0.11,
+  build-depends:       base               >=4.6  && <4.10,
+                       tasty              >=0.10 && <0.12,
                        tasty-quickcheck   >=0.8  && <0.9,
-                       postgresql-simple  >=0.4 && <0.5,
+                       postgresql-simple  >=0.4 && <0.6,
                        postgresql-simple-url
diff --git a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/Simple/URL.hs b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/Simple/URL.hs
--- a/src/Database/PostgreSQL/Simple/URL.hs
+++ b/src/Database/PostgreSQL/Simple/URL.hs
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 import Data.List.Split
 import Database.PostgreSQL.Simple
 import Network.URI
+import Prelude
 
 -- | Parse string url into `ConnectInfo`.
--- 
+--
 -- > parseDatabaseURL "postgres://foo:bar@example.com:2345/database" == ConnectInfo "example.com" 2345 "foo" "bar" "database"
 parseDatabaseUrl :: String -> Maybe ConnectInfo
 parseDatabaseUrl databaseUrl = parseURI databaseUrl >>= uriToConnectInfo
-  where 
 
 uriToConnectInfo :: URI -> Maybe ConnectInfo
 uriToConnectInfo uri
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
                  (':' : p) -> \info -> info { connectPort = read p }
                  _         -> id
         host = case uriRegName uriAuth of
-                 "" -> id
                  h  -> \info -> info { connectHost = h }
         auth = case splitOn ":" (uriUserInfo uriAuth) of
                  [""]   -> id
diff --git a/tests/Tests.hs b/tests/Tests.hs
--- a/tests/Tests.hs
+++ b/tests/Tests.hs
@@ -9,9 +9,15 @@
 
 cases :: [(String, Maybe ConnectInfo)]
 cases =
-  [ ("postgres:///local", Just $ defaultConnectInfo { connectDatabase = "local"} )
+  [ ("postgres:///local", Just $ defaultConnectInfo
+    { connectHost = "", connectDatabase = "local"} )
+  , ("postgres://localhost/local", Just $ defaultConnectInfo
+    { connectHost = "localhost", connectDatabase = "local"} )
+  , ("postgres://user@/local", Just $ defaultConnectInfo
+    { connectHost = "", connectUser = "user", connectDatabase = "local"} )
   , ("mysql:///typo", Nothing)
-  , ("postgres://foo:bar@example.com:2345/database", Just $ ConnectInfo "example.com" 2345 "foo" "bar" "database")
+  , ("postgres://foo:bar@example.com:2345/database", Just $
+    ConnectInfo "example.com" 2345 "foo" "bar" "database")
   ]
 
 casesProps :: TestTree