diff --git a/onionr/onionr.py b/onionr/onionr.py
index ae113ba4..bf66f736 100755
--- a/onionr/onionr.py
+++ b/onionr/onionr.py
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ class Onionr:
         retVal = ''
         try:
             with open('./data/hs/hostname', 'r') as hostname:
-                retval = retVal.read()
+                retVal = hostname.read()
         except FileNotFoundError:
             return retVal