diff --git a/actions/hostname-change b/actions/hostname-change
index 37a6b1e1e..5bf091638 100755
--- a/actions/hostname-change
+++ b/actions/hostname-change
@@ -24,5 +24,6 @@ if [ -x /etc/init.d/hostname.sh ] ; then
 else
     service hostname start
 fi
+hostname "$hostname"
 
 service avahi-daemon restart