diff --git a/MinecraftClient/MinecraftCom.cs b/MinecraftClient/MinecraftCom.cs
index 9508f280ba..c5f92de925 100644
--- a/MinecraftClient/MinecraftCom.cs
+++ b/MinecraftClient/MinecraftCom.cs
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ public bool Handshake(string username, string sessionID, ref string serverID, re
             sh.CopyTo(data, 4 + (username.Length * 2));
 
             //host
-            byte[] bhost = Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(username);
+            byte[] bhost = Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(host);
             Array.Reverse(bhost);
             bhost.CopyTo(data, 6 + (username.Length * 2));