diff --git a/bspwmrc b/bspwmrc
index 1e3685a..beac03a 100755
--- a/bspwmrc
+++ b/bspwmrc
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
 if pgrep sxhkd ; then pkill sxhkd; fi
+_hostname="$(hostname)"
 
-if [ "$(hostname)" = Patricia ] ; then
+if [ "$_hostname" = Patricia ] ; then
 	# aoc
 	bspc monitor HDMI-0 -d I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X
 	# the other one
 	bspc monitor DVI-0 -d 001 010 011 100 x101
 	sxhkd -c ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc.bspwm ~/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc.bspwm.patricia &
-elif [ "$(hostname)" = Pamela ] ; then
+elif [ "$_hostname" = Pamela ] ; then
   # AOC
   bspc monitor HDMI-1-1 -d I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X
   # samsung