diff --git a/mopidy/mpd/actor.py b/mopidy/mpd/actor.py
index 52cf6746..8181e0e7 100644
--- a/mopidy/mpd/actor.py
+++ b/mopidy/mpd/actor.py
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ class MpdFrontend(pykka.ThreadingActor, CoreListener):
     def __init__(self, config, core):
         super(MpdFrontend, self).__init__()
 
-        hostname = network.format_hostname(config['mpd']['hostname'])
-        self.hostname = hostname
+        self.hostname = network.format_hostname(config['mpd']['hostname'])
         self.port = config['mpd']['port']
         self.zeroconf_name = config['mpd']['zeroconf']
         self.zeroconf_service = None