diff --git a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
index edff3c93d5..c24aee1e97 100644
--- a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   register: result
 
 - name: ensure the lv for the host is made
-  lvol: lv=$inventory_hostname_short vg=$volgroup size=$lvm_size state=present
+  lvol: lv=$inventory_hostname vg=$volgroup size=$lvm_size state=present
   delegate_to: $vmhost
   when_string: ${inventory_hostname} not in ${result.list_vms}