diff --git a/backends/template/plugin.cpp b/backends/template/plugin.cpp
index 4f6cfa84c433f5226eeb710863bf214ecd9afbe8..b955275adf52074e7ade05bafd11023c5b071a7e 100644
--- a/backends/template/plugin.cpp
+++ b/backends/template/plugin.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Plugin::Plugin(Config *config, Swift::SimpleEventLoop *loop, const std::string &
 	m_factories = new Swift::BoostNetworkFactories(loop);
 	m_conn = m_factories->getConnectionFactory()->createConnection();
 	m_conn->onDataRead.connect(boost::bind(&Plugin::_handleDataRead, this, _1));
-	m_conn->connect(Swift::HostAddressPort(Swift::HostAddress(host), port));
+	m_conn->connect(Swift::HostAddressPort(SWIFT_HOSTADDRESS(host), port));
 
 	LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, "Starting the plugin.");
 }