diff --git a/gab b/gab
index bae0fb7..08305ee 100755
--- a/gab
+++ b/gab
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ help_text=$'GAB - A simple chat interface\n\nsyntax: gab [flag] [value]\n\nflag
 file_path=/var/spool/uucppublic/chat.txt
 title="GAB v1.0"
 last_date="Last message: $(date -r $file_path)"
-HOST=`grep "nodename" /etc/uucp/config | tail -n1 | cut  -f 2`
+HOST=$(uuname -l)
 
 if [ -z "$1" ]
 then