diff --git a/logtracker/journal/views.py b/logtracker/journal/views.py
index bf3af27..fd9bfe8 100644
--- a/logtracker/journal/views.py
+++ b/logtracker/journal/views.py
@@ -126,8 +126,10 @@ def UploadView(request, debug=False):
                     continue
                 hostname = data.get('_HOSTNAME')
                 if hostname not in request.host_verified:
-                    request.host_verified += "_%s" % hostname
-                entry = Entry(timestamp=timestamp, host=request.host_verified, data=data)
+                    host = request.host_verified + "_%s" % hostname
+                else:
+                    host = request.host_verified
+                entry = Entry(timestamp=timestamp, host=host, data=data)
                 new_entries.append(entry)
                 count += 1
                 if debug and count % 1000 == 0: