diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
index d04dba7..f01ecf2 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/libpq.sgml
@@ -1009,6 +1009,9 @@ postgresql://%2Fvar%2Flib%2Fpostgresql/dbname
        Maximum wait for connection, in seconds (write as a decimal integer
        string). Zero or not specified means wait indefinitely.  It is not
        recommended to use a timeout of less than 2 seconds.
+       This timeout is applied to a connection attempt with each host.
+       For example, if you specify two hosts and both of them are unreachable,
+       and connect_timeout is 5, the total timeout is 10 seconds.
       </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c
index 19171fb..d861dc4 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-auth.c
@@ -170,8 +170,9 @@ pg_GSS_startup(PGconn *conn)
 				min_stat;
 	int			maxlen;
 	gss_buffer_desc temp_gbuf;
+	char	   *host = PQhost(conn);
 
-	if (!(conn->pghost && conn->pghost[0] != '\0'))
+	if (!(host && host[0] != '\0'))
 	{
 		printfPQExpBuffer(&conn->errorMessage,
 						  libpq_gettext("host name must be specified\n"));
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ pg_GSS_startup(PGconn *conn)
 		return STATUS_ERROR;
 	}
 	snprintf(temp_gbuf.value, maxlen, "%s@%s",
-			 conn->krbsrvname, conn->pghost);
+			 conn->krbsrvname, host);
 	temp_gbuf.length = strlen(temp_gbuf.value);
 
 	maj_stat = gss_import_name(&min_stat, &temp_gbuf,
@@ -371,6 +372,7 @@ pg_SSPI_startup(PGconn *conn, int use_negotiate)
 {
 	SECURITY_STATUS r;
 	TimeStamp	expire;
+	char	   *host = PQhost(conn);
 
 	conn->sspictx = NULL;
 
@@ -406,19 +408,19 @@ pg_SSPI_startup(PGconn *conn, int use_negotiate)
 	 * but not more complex. We can skip the @REALM part, because Windows will
 	 * fill that in for us automatically.
 	 */
-	if (!(conn->pghost && conn->pghost[0] != '\0'))
+	if (!(host && host[0] != '\0'))
 	{
 		printfPQExpBuffer(&conn->errorMessage,
 						  libpq_gettext("host name must be specified\n"));
 		return STATUS_ERROR;
 	}
-	conn->sspitarget = malloc(strlen(conn->krbsrvname) + strlen(conn->pghost) + 2);
+	conn->sspitarget = malloc(strlen(conn->krbsrvname) + strlen(host) + 2);
 	if (!conn->sspitarget)
 	{
 		printfPQExpBuffer(&conn->errorMessage, libpq_gettext("out of memory\n"));
 		return STATUS_ERROR;
 	}
-	sprintf(conn->sspitarget, "%s/%s", conn->krbsrvname, conn->pghost);
+	sprintf(conn->sspitarget, "%s/%s", conn->krbsrvname, host);
 
 	/*
 	 * Indicate that we're in SSPI authentication mode to make sure that
diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c
index b4f9ad7..cd8889f 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-connect.c
@@ -4931,7 +4931,7 @@ conninfo_uri_parse_options(PQconninfoOption *options, const char *uri,
 {
 	int			prefix_len;
 	char	   *p;
-	char	   *buf;
+	char	   *buf = NULL;
 	char	   *start;
 	char		prevchar = '\0';
 	char	   *user = NULL;
@@ -4946,7 +4946,7 @@ conninfo_uri_parse_options(PQconninfoOption *options, const char *uri,
 	{
 		printfPQExpBuffer(errorMessage,
 						  libpq_gettext("out of memory\n"));
-		return false;
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
 	/* need a modifiable copy of the input URI */
@@ -4955,7 +4955,7 @@ conninfo_uri_parse_options(PQconninfoOption *options, const char *uri,
 	{
 		printfPQExpBuffer(errorMessage,
 						  libpq_gettext("out of memory\n"));
-		return false;
+		goto cleanup;
 	}
 	start = buf;
 
@@ -5156,7 +5156,8 @@ conninfo_uri_parse_options(PQconninfoOption *options, const char *uri,
 cleanup:
 	termPQExpBuffer(&hostbuf);
 	termPQExpBuffer(&portbuf);
-	free(buf);
+	if (buf)
+		free(buf);
 	return retval;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-secure-openssl.c b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-secure-openssl.c
index f474c96..7bdf927 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-secure-openssl.c
+++ b/src/interfaces/libpq/fe-secure-openssl.c
@@ -483,6 +483,7 @@ verify_peer_name_matches_certificate_name(PGconn *conn, ASN1_STRING *name_entry,
 	char	   *name;
 	const unsigned char *namedata;
 	int			result;
+	char	   *host = PQhost(conn);
 
 	*store_name = NULL;
 
@@ -528,12 +529,12 @@ verify_peer_name_matches_certificate_name(PGconn *conn, ASN1_STRING *name_entry,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (pg_strcasecmp(name, conn->pghost) == 0)
+	if (pg_strcasecmp(name, host) == 0)
 	{
 		/* Exact name match */
 		result = 1;
 	}
-	else if (wildcard_certificate_match(name, conn->pghost))
+	else if (wildcard_certificate_match(name, host))
 	{
 		/* Matched wildcard name */
 		result = 1;
@@ -563,6 +564,7 @@ verify_peer_name_matches_certificate(PGconn *conn)
 	STACK_OF(GENERAL_NAME) *peer_san;
 	int			i;
 	int			rc;
+	char	   *host = PQhost(conn);
 
 	/*
 	 * If told not to verify the peer name, don't do it. Return true
@@ -572,7 +574,7 @@ verify_peer_name_matches_certificate(PGconn *conn)
 		return true;
 
 	/* Check that we have a hostname to compare with. */
-	if (!(conn->pghost && conn->pghost[0] != '\0'))
+	if (!(host && host[0] != '\0'))
 	{
 		printfPQExpBuffer(&conn->errorMessage,
 						  libpq_gettext("host name must be specified for a verified SSL connection\n"));
@@ -670,13 +672,13 @@ verify_peer_name_matches_certificate(PGconn *conn)
 							  libpq_ngettext("server certificate for \"%s\" (and %d other name) does not match host name \"%s\"\n",
 											 "server certificate for \"%s\" (and %d other names) does not match host name \"%s\"\n",
 											 names_examined - 1),
-							  first_name, names_examined - 1, conn->pghost);
+							  first_name, names_examined - 1, host);
 		}
 		else if (names_examined == 1)
 		{
 			printfPQExpBuffer(&conn->errorMessage,
 							  libpq_gettext("server certificate for \"%s\" does not match host name \"%s\"\n"),
-							  first_name, conn->pghost);
+							  first_name, host);
 		}
 		else
 		{