diff --git a/core/networkpackage.cpp b/core/networkpackage.cpp
index 77b54e22b..dd5e12e57 100644
--- a/core/networkpackage.cpp
+++ b/core/networkpackage.cpp
@@ -58,12 +58,11 @@ NetworkPackage::NetworkPackage(const QString& type, const QVariantMap &body)
 void NetworkPackage::createIdentityPackage(NetworkPackage* np)
 {
     KdeConnectConfig* config = KdeConnectConfig::instance();
-    const QString id = config->deviceId();
     np->mId = QString::number(QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch());
     np->mType = PACKAGE_TYPE_IDENTITY;
     np->mPayload = QSharedPointer<QIODevice>();
     np->mPayloadSize = 0;
-    np->set(QStringLiteral("deviceId"), id);
+    np->set(QStringLiteral("deviceId"), config->deviceId());
     np->set(QStringLiteral("deviceName"), config->name());
     np->set(QStringLiteral("deviceType"), config->deviceType());
     np->set(QStringLiteral("protocolVersion"),  NetworkPackage::ProtocolVersion);