bug fix after previous commit

base.py

@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ class ServiceManager:
             return ':'.join(expanduser(p % dict(ins=ins)) for p in value.split(':'))
 
         hostname = socket.gethostname().split('.')[0]
-        self.is_remote = hostname != section.get('host', hostname)
         all_ins = [k for k in parser.sections() if parser.has_option(k, self.group)]
         if len(all_ins) == 1:
             self.main_ins = self.single_ins = all_ins[0]
@@ -150,6 +149,7 @@ class ServiceManager:
             if ins == 'MAIN':
                 raise ValueError('error in ~/servicemanager.cfg: replace [MAIN] by [<instrument name>]')
             section = dict(parser[ins])
+            self.is_remote = hostname != section.get('host', hostname)
             command = section.get('%s_command' % self.group)
             self.revcmd[command] = self.group
             nr = section.get(self.group)