diff --git a/src/common/remoteio.c b/src/common/remoteio.c
--- a/src/common/remoteio.c
+++ b/src/common/remoteio.c
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ int remoteio_open(struct remoteio **rem,
     }
 
   if(theserver->username)
-    _distren_asprintf(&userhost, "%s@%s", aserver->username, aserver->hostname);
+    _distren_asprintf(&userhost, "%s@%s", theserver->username, theserver->hostname);
   else
-    userhost = strdup(aserver->hostname);
+    userhost = strdup(theserver->hostname);
   sshargs[1] = userhost;
 
   *rem = malloc(sizeof(struct remoteio));