--- a/munin-node.in
+++ b/munin-node.in
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ PLUGINS=$RES
 
 # ===== MAIN LOOP =====
 FUNCTIONS="list nodes config fetch version quit"
-HOSTNAME=$(hostname -f 2>/dev/null || hostname)
+HOSTNAME=$(/sbin/uci get "system.@system[0].hostname" 2>/dev/null || cat /proc/sys/kernel/hostname)
 echo "# munin node at $HOSTNAME"
 while read arg0 arg1 
 do 
