diff --git a/templates/lxc-sshd.in b/templates/lxc-sshd.in
index 569f12efb..949c2ad1e 100644
--- a/templates/lxc-sshd.in
+++ b/templates/lxc-sshd.in
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ if [ $0 = "/sbin/init" ]; then
         touch /etc/fstab
         rm -f /dhclient.conf
         cat > /dhclient.conf << EOF
-send host-name "<hostname>";
+send host-name = gethostname();
 EOF
         ifconfig eth0 up
         dhclient eth0 -cf /dhclient.conf