diff --git a/direct/src/p3d/HostInfo.py b/direct/src/p3d/HostInfo.py
index 5931203f83..0669f8c621 100644
--- a/direct/src/p3d/HostInfo.py
+++ b/direct/src/p3d/HostInfo.py
@@ -194,8 +194,9 @@ class HostInfo:
         self.hasContentsFile = False
         if not self.downloadContentsFile(http, redownload = True):
             return False
-
+        
         hv2 = HashVal()
+        filename = Filename(self.hostDir, 'contents.xml')
         hv2.hashFile(filename)
 
         if hv1 != hv2: