diff --git a/yadm b/yadm
index 8914183..6607de4 100755
--- a/yadm
+++ b/yadm
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ function alt() {
 
   #; regex for matching "<file>##SYSTEM.HOSTNAME.USER"
   match_system=$(uname -s)
-  match_host=$(hostname -s)
+  match_host=$(hostname)
+  match_host=${match_host%%.*} #; trim any domain from hostname
   match_user=$(id -u -n)
   match="^(.+)##($match_system|$match_system.$match_host|$match_system.$match_host.$match_user|())$"