diff --git a/lib/core/include/irods/irods_configuration_keywords.hpp b/lib/core/include/irods/irods_configuration_keywords.hpp
index 97916e8905..c1f5d5f2a1 100644
--- a/lib/core/include/irods/irods_configuration_keywords.hpp
+++ b/lib/core/include/irods/irods_configuration_keywords.hpp
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ namespace irods
     extern const char* const KW_CFG_ADDRESSES;
     extern const char* const KW_CFG_ADDRESS;
 
+    extern const char* const KW_CFG_HOST;
+
     // advanced settings
     extern const char* const KW_CFG_DELAY_RULE_EXECUTORS;
     extern const char* const KW_CFG_MAX_SIZE_FOR_SINGLE_BUFFER;
diff --git a/lib/core/src/irods_configuration_keywords.cpp b/lib/core/src/irods_configuration_keywords.cpp
index 7c951185e2..1b9e55bb6e 100644
--- a/lib/core/src/irods_configuration_keywords.cpp
+++ b/lib/core/src/irods_configuration_keywords.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ namespace irods
     const char* const KW_CFG_ADDRESSES{"addresses"};
     const char* const KW_CFG_ADDRESS{"address"};
 
+    const char* const KW_CFG_HOST{"host"};
+
     // advanced settings
     const char* const KW_CFG_DELAY_RULE_EXECUTORS{"delay_rule_executors"};
     const char* const KW_CFG_MAX_SIZE_FOR_SINGLE_BUFFER{"maximum_size_for_single_buffer_in_megabytes"};