diff --git a/roles/telegraf/templates/telegraf.conf.j2 b/roles/telegraf/templates/telegraf.conf.j2
index 3c83b76..1f53429 100644
--- a/roles/telegraf/templates/telegraf.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/telegraf/templates/telegraf.conf.j2
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   ## Run telegraf in quiet mode
   quiet = {{ telegraf_quiet }}
 
-  hostname = "{{ ansible_fqdn }}"
+  hostname = "{{ ansible_hostname }}"
 
   ## If set to true, do no set the "host" tag in the telegraf agent.
   omit_hostname = {{ telegraf_omit_hostname }}