diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Tye.Core/ContainerRegistry.cs b/src/Microsoft.Tye.Core/ContainerRegistry.cs
index e8c4276c..6ee6efb6 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Tye.Core/ContainerRegistry.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Tye.Core/ContainerRegistry.cs
@@ -10,12 +10,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.Tye
     {
         public ContainerRegistry(string hostname)
         {
-            if (hostname is null)
-            {
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(hostname));
-            }
-
-            Hostname = hostname;
+            Hostname = hostname ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(hostname));
         }
 
         public string Hostname { get; }