diff --git a/wled00/wled.cpp b/wled00/wled.cpp
index 2cb6da411..25ec1f22a 100644
--- a/wled00/wled.cpp
+++ b/wled00/wled.cpp
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ void WLED::setup()
   #endif
 
   // fill in unique mdns default
-  if (strcmp(cmDNS, "x") == 0) sprintf_P(cmDNS, PSTR("wled-%*s"), 6, escapedMac.c_str() + 6);
+  if (strcmp(cmDNS, DEFAULT_MDNS_NAME) == 0) sprintf_P(cmDNS, PSTR("wled-%*s"), 6, escapedMac.c_str() + 6);
 #ifndef WLED_DISABLE_MQTT
   if (mqttDeviceTopic[0] == 0) sprintf_P(mqttDeviceTopic, PSTR("wled/%*s"), 6, escapedMac.c_str() + 6);
   if (mqttClientID[0] == 0)    sprintf_P(mqttClientID, PSTR("WLED-%*s"), 6, escapedMac.c_str() + 6);