diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index 52ec522e02..a1728b2382 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   - base
 
 - name: make sure hostname is set right on rhel7 hosts
-  command: hostnamectl set-hostname {{ ansible_fqdn }}
+  command: hostnamectl set-hostname {{ inventory_hostname }}
   when: ( ansible_fqdn != inventory_hostname ) and ansible_distribution_major_version == '7'
 
 - name: sshd_config