diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/MagiskManager.java b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/MagiskManager.java
index 1bb6962e1..545413e37 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/MagiskManager.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/MagiskManager.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
 public class MagiskManager extends Application {
 
     public static final String MAGISK_DISABLE_FILE = "/cache/.disable_magisk";
+    public static final String MAGISK_HOST_FILE = "/magisk/.core/hosts";
     public static final String TMP_FOLDER_PATH = "/dev/tmp";
     public static final String MAGISK_PATH = "/magisk";
     public static final String INTENT_SECTION = "section";
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@ public class MagiskManager extends Application {
                 .putBoolean("dark_theme", isDarkTheme)
                 .putBoolean("magiskhide", magiskHide)
                 .putBoolean("notification", updateNotification)
-                .putBoolean("hosts", new File("/magisk/.core/hosts").exists())
+                .putBoolean("hosts", Utils.itemExist(shell, MAGISK_HOST_FILE))
                 .putBoolean("disable", Utils.itemExist(shell, MAGISK_DISABLE_FILE))
                 .putBoolean("su_reauth", suReauth)
                 .putString("su_request_timeout", String.valueOf(suRequestTimeout))
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/SettingsActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/SettingsActivity.java
index f7e14ab25..b4263bd5c 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/topjohnwu/magisk/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -221,12 +221,12 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends Activity implements Topic.Subscriber {
                     enabled = prefs.getBoolean("hosts", false);
                     if (enabled) {
                         getShell().su_raw(
-                                "cp -af /system/etc/hosts /magisk/.core/hosts",
-                                "mount -o bind /magisk/.core/hosts /system/etc/hosts");
+                                "cp -af /system/etc/hosts " + MagiskManager.MAGISK_HOST_FILE,
+                                "mount -o bind " + MagiskManager.MAGISK_HOST_FILE + " /system/etc/hosts");
                     } else {
                         getShell().su_raw(
                                 "umount -l /system/etc/hosts",
-                                "rm -f /magisk/.core/hosts");
+                                "rm -f " + MagiskManager.MAGISK_HOST_FILE);
                     }
                     break;
                 case "su_access":