diff --git a/nagios b/nagios
index 70597879210..21457a29f1f 100644
--- a/nagios
+++ b/nagios
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ def main():
         )
 
     action = module.params['action']
+    host = module.params['host']
     minutes = module.params['minutes']
     services = module.params['services']
     cmdfile = module.params['cmdfile']