diff --git a/playbooks/host-reboot.yml b/playbooks/host-reboot.yml
index bb10c752fb..1457ae8d25 100644
--- a/playbooks/host-reboot.yml
+++ b/playbooks/host-reboot.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     register: needsreboot
 
   - name: tell nagios to shush
-    action: nagios action=downtime host=${inventory_hostname} minutes=30 service=all
+    action: nagios action=downtime host=${ansible_hostname} minutes=30 service=all
     delegate_to: noc01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 
   - name: reboot the host