diff --git a/bin/hostname b/bin/hostname
index cb211bef..3ee573f0 100755
--- a/bin/hostname
+++ b/bin/hostname
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 #    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-hostname | sed 's/\..*$//'
+hostname -s