diff --git a/include/util/hosts_check.hpp b/include/util/hosts_check.hpp
index a927f535..4179f633 100644
--- a/include/util/hosts_check.hpp
+++ b/include/util/hosts_check.hpp
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <json/value.h>
-#include <string>
 
 namespace waybar::util {
 bool valid_host(const Json::Value& config);
diff --git a/src/bar.cpp b/src/bar.cpp
index 04ad8362..4b619de2 100644
--- a/src/bar.cpp
+++ b/src/bar.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <gtk-layer-shell.h>
 #include <spdlog/spdlog.h>
 
+#include <ostream>
 #include <type_traits>
 
 #include "client.hpp"
@@ -11,7 +12,6 @@
 #include "util/enum.hpp"
 #include "util/hosts_check.hpp"
 #include "util/kill_signal.hpp"
-#include "util/hosts_check.hpp"
 
 #ifdef HAVE_SWAY
 #include "modules/sway/bar.hpp"
@@ -534,19 +534,9 @@ void waybar::Bar::getModules(const Factory& factory, const std::string& pos,
       try {
         auto ref = name.asString();
 
-        const Json::Value* module_config = nullptr;
-        if (config.isMember(ref)) {
-          module_config = &config[ref];
-        } else {
-          auto hash_pos = ref.find('#');
-          if (hash_pos != std::string::npos) {
-            std::string ref_base = ref.substr(0, hash_pos);
-            if (config.isMember(ref_base)) {
-              module_config = &config[ref_base];
-            }
-          }
+        if (config[ref].isMember("hosts") && !waybar::util::valid_host(config[ref])) {
+          continue;
         }
-        if ((module_config != nullptr) && !waybar::util::valid_host(*module_config)) continue;
 
         AModule* module;
 
diff --git a/src/util/hosts_check.cpp b/src/util/hosts_check.cpp
index 27260cd3..1769dd78 100644
--- a/src/util/hosts_check.cpp
+++ b/src/util/hosts_check.cpp
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
-#include <glibmm/miscutils.h>
-
 #include "util/hosts_check.hpp"
 
+#include <glibmm/miscutils.h>
+#include <json/config.h>
+
 namespace waybar::util {
-// replaces ``<>&"'`` with their encoded counterparts
 bool valid_host(const Json::Value& config) {
   if (config.isMember("hosts") && config["hosts"].isArray()) {
-    auto hostname = Glib::get_host_name();
-    for (const auto& host : config["hosts"]) {
-      if (host.asString() == hostname) {
-        return true;
-      }
-    }
-    return false;
+    const auto hostname = Glib::get_host_name();
+
+    if (!std::ranges::any_of(config["hosts"].begin(), config["hosts"].end(),
+                             [&](const auto& h) { return h.asString() == hostname; }))
+      return false;
   }
   return true;
 }