diff --git a/src/bin/noise b/src/bin/noise
index f740708..c7ec0c1 100755
--- a/src/bin/noise
+++ b/src/bin/noise
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 let configPath = $"($env.XDG_CONFIG_HOME? | default $"($env.HOME)/.config")/irs.toml"
 let config = if ($configPath | path exists) { open $configPath }
 
-let mpdHost = $config.noise.host? | default 'localhost:6600'
+let mpdHost = if ($config == nothing) { $config.noise.host? | default 'localhost' } else { 'localhost' }
 let current = mpc --host $mpdHost current
 
 def notify [message: string, display_icon:bool] {