diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eacc7d9..29ce002 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "figure53-qlab-advance",
-	"version": "2.8.2",
+	"version": "2.8.3",
 	"main": "qlabfb.js",
 	"type": "module",
 	"scripts": {
diff --git a/qlabfb.js b/qlabfb.js
index 7d45289..d990be1 100644
--- a/qlabfb.js
+++ b/qlabfb.js
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ class QLabInstance extends InstanceBase {
 		const ws = bare ? '' : this.ws
 
 		if (!this.useTCP) {
-			const host = ''
+			let host = ''
 			if (this.config.host !== undefined && this.config.host !== '') {
 				host = this.config.host
 			}