diff --git a/scripts/ans-vhost-freemem b/scripts/ans-vhost-freemem
index 8905162821..4d19022132 100755
--- a/scripts/ans-vhost-freemem
+++ b/scripts/ans-vhost-freemem
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ def parse_args(args):
             hn = hn.replace('\n', '')
             opts.host.append(hn)
 
+    if not opts.host:
+        opts.host = ["virthost*"]
+
     return opts, args, parser