diff --git a/scripts/decommission_host b/scripts/decommission_host
index 555d737..e008035 100755
--- a/scripts/decommission_host
+++ b/scripts/decommission_host
@@ -34,6 +34,6 @@ then
 else
 	echo "updating $SERVER in inventory to be decommissioned"
 	invtool decommission --commit --comment "$BUG" $SERVER
-	invtool --silent SYS update --hostname $SERVER --notes "$SERVER -- $BUG"
+	invtool --silent SYS update --hostname $SERVER --notes "$SERVER - IP was: $PTR -- $BUG"
 
 fi
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