diff --git a/fdbserver/ConfigFollowerInterface.cpp b/fdbserver/ConfigFollowerInterface.cpp
index 1bb9b424be..d95f772d85 100644
--- a/fdbserver/ConfigFollowerInterface.cpp
+++ b/fdbserver/ConfigFollowerInterface.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ ConfigFollowerInterface::ConfigFollowerInterface(NetworkAddress const& remote)
     rollforward(Endpoint::wellKnown({ remote }, WLTOKEN_CONFIGFOLLOWER_ROLLFORWARD)),
     getCommittedVersion(Endpoint::wellKnown({ remote }, WLTOKEN_CONFIGFOLLOWER_GETCOMMITTEDVERSION)) {}
 
+ConfigFollowerInterface::ConfigFollowerInterface(Hostname const& remote)
+  : _id(deterministicRandom()->randomUniqueID()), hostname(remote) {}
+
 bool ConfigFollowerInterface::operator==(ConfigFollowerInterface const& rhs) const {
 	return _id == rhs._id;
 }
diff --git a/fdbserver/ConfigFollowerInterface.h b/fdbserver/ConfigFollowerInterface.h
index 9191e1aac0..67137d86b2 100644
--- a/fdbserver/ConfigFollowerInterface.h
+++ b/fdbserver/ConfigFollowerInterface.h
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public:
 	ConfigFollowerInterface();
 	void setupWellKnownEndpoints();
 	ConfigFollowerInterface(NetworkAddress const& remote);
-	ConfigFollowerInterface(Hostname hostname) : hostname(hostname) {}
+	ConfigFollowerInterface(Hostname const& hostname);
 	bool operator==(ConfigFollowerInterface const& rhs) const;
 	bool operator!=(ConfigFollowerInterface const& rhs) const;
 	UID id() const { return _id; }