diff --git a/src/Network/GemServ/Types.hs b/src/Network/GemServ/Types.hs
index 1fb1246..21c0c63 100644
--- a/src/Network/GemServ/Types.hs
+++ b/src/Network/GemServ/Types.hs
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ License along with this program.  If not, see
 -}
 
 module Network.GemServ.Types (
-  Request (..)
+  Request (..),
+  newRequest
 ) where
 
 import Data.Word (Word32)
@@ -42,4 +43,16 @@ data Request = Request
   -- ^ The decoded request query
   } deriving (Eq, Show)
 
+-- | Builds a new request
+newRequest
+  :: String
+  -- ^ The hostname
+  -> Request
+newRequest host = Request
+  { reqHost  = host
+  , reqPort  = Nothing
+  , reqPath  = []
+  , reqQuery = ""
+  }
+
 --jl