diff --git a/clients/ltsdb_record.py b/clients/ltsdb_record.py
index 0ac8770..913d998 100644
--- a/clients/ltsdb_record.py
+++ b/clients/ltsdb_record.py
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ import time
 
 import requests
 
+node = socket.gethostbyaddr(socket.gethostname())[0]
+
 def record_observations(observations):
-    node = socket.gethostbyaddr(socket.gethostname())[0]
     for dir in (".", os.environ["HOME"] + "/.config/ltsdb", "/etc/ltsdb"):
         try:
             with open(dir + "/config.json") as fh: