diff --git a/lib/_http_agent.js b/lib/_http_agent.js
index 1db331c3d12aa6..c18f39a38c6e2d 100644
--- a/lib/_http_agent.js
+++ b/lib/_http_agent.js
@@ -94,19 +94,16 @@ Agent.prototype.createConnection = net.createConnection;
 
 // Get the key for a given set of request options
 Agent.prototype.getName = function(options) {
-  var name = '';
-
-  if (options.host)
-    name += options.host;
-  else
-    name += 'localhost';
+  var name = options.host || 'localhost';
 
   name += ':';
   if (options.port)
     name += options.port;
+
   name += ':';
   if (options.localAddress)
     name += options.localAddress;
+
   return name;
 };