diff --git a/lib/linux_admin/hosts.rb b/lib/linux_admin/hosts.rb
index 9a3a2ea..950a082 100644
--- a/lib/linux_admin/hosts.rb
+++ b/lib/linux_admin/hosts.rb
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def hostname=(name)
 
     def hostname
       result = run(cmd("hostname"))
-      result.success? ? result.output : nil
+      result.success? ? result.output.strip : nil
     end
 
   private