diff --git a/src/ProcessInfo.cpp b/src/ProcessInfo.cpp
index a3276f40a..d716248c0 100644
--- a/src/ProcessInfo.cpp
+++ b/src/ProcessInfo.cpp
@@ -1071,15 +1071,6 @@ QString SSHProcessInfo::format(const QString& input) const
 {
     QString output(input);
 
-    // test whether host is an ip address
-    // in which case 'short host' and 'full host'
-    // markers in the input string are replaced with
-    // the full address
-    bool isIpAddress = false;
-
-    struct in_addr address;
-    isIpAddress = inet_aton(_host.toLocal8Bit().constData(), &address) != 0;
-
     // search for and replace known markers
     output.replace(QLatin1String("%u"), _user);
 
@@ -1093,6 +1084,12 @@ QString SSHProcessInfo::format(const QString& input) const
     else
         output.replace(QLatin1String("%U"), _user + '@');
 
+    // test whether host is an ip address
+    // in which case 'short host' and 'full host'
+    // markers in the input string are replaced with
+    // the full address
+    struct in_addr address;
+    const bool isIpAddress = inet_aton(_host.toLocal8Bit().constData(), &address) != 0;
     if (isIpAddress)
         output.replace(QLatin1String("%h"), _host);
     else