--- a/core/moduleapi.lua	Tue Aug 06 14:35:03 2013 +0200
+++ b/core/moduleapi.lua	Tue Aug 06 17:17:23 2013 +0100
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 end
 
 function api:get_host_type()
-	return self.host ~= "*" and hosts[self.host].type or nil;
+	return (self.host == "*" and "global") or hosts[self.host].type or "local";
 end
 
 function api:set_global()