diff --git a/nvmet/nvme.py b/nvmet/nvme.py
index 5bc1485..5899c75 100644
--- a/nvmet/nvme.py
+++ b/nvmet/nvme.py
@@ -1144,6 +1144,7 @@ def __init__(self, nqn, mode='any'):
         '''
         super().__init__()
 
+        self.attr_groups = ['dhchap']
         self.nqn = nqn
         self._path = f"{self.configfs_dir}/hosts/{nqn}"
         self._create_in_cfs(mode)
@@ -1161,11 +1162,13 @@ def setup(cls, t, err_func):
             return
 
         try:
-            Host(t['nqn'])
+            h = Host(t['nqn'])
         except CFSError as e:
             err_func(f"Could not create Host object: {e}")
             return
 
+        h._setup_attrs(t, err_func)
+
     def dump(self):
         '''
         Returns a dict with the config of the object.
diff --git a/nvmet/test_nvmet.py b/nvmet/test_nvmet.py
index 5c5e781..4fd1c4c 100644
--- a/nvmet/test_nvmet.py
+++ b/nvmet/test_nvmet.py
@@ -468,7 +468,8 @@ def test_save_restore(self):
         root = nvme.Root()
         root.clear_existing()
 
-        nvme.Host(nqn='hostnqn', mode='create')
+        h = nvme.Host(nqn='hostnqn', mode='create')
+        h.set_attr('dhchap', 'dhgroup', 'ffdhe2048')
 
         s = nvme.Subsystem(nqn='testnqn', mode='create')
         s.add_allowed_host(nqn='hostnqn')
@@ -503,7 +504,7 @@ def test_save_restore(self):
         root.restore_from_file('test.json', True)
 
         # rebuild our view of the world
-        nvme.Host(nqn='hostnqn', mode='lookup')
+        h = nvme.Host(nqn='hostnqn', mode='lookup')
         s = nvme.Subsystem(nqn='testnqn', mode='lookup')
         s2 = nvme.Subsystem(nqn='testnqn2', mode='lookup')
         n = nvme.Namespace(s, nsid=42, mode='lookup')
@@ -518,6 +519,7 @@ def test_save_restore(self):
         self.assertEqual(n.get_attr('device', 'path'), NVMET_TEST_DEVICES[0])
         self.assertEqual(n.get_attr('device', 'nguid'), nguid)
 
+        self.assertEqual(h.get_attr('dhchap', 'dhgroup'), 'ffdhe2048')
         self.assertEqual(p.get_attr('addr', 'trtype'), 'loop')
         self.assertEqual(p.get_attr('addr', 'adrfam'), 'ipv4')
         self.assertEqual(p.get_attr('addr', 'traddr'), '192.168.0.1')