diff --git a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-dirsrv/recipes/default.rb b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-dirsrv/recipes/default.rb
index c79e329..e8269ed 100644
--- a/site-cookbooks/kosmos-dirsrv/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/site-cookbooks/kosmos-dirsrv/recipes/default.rb
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@
 #
 
 credentials = data_bag_item("credentials", "dirsrv")
+local_hostname = "#{node["hostname"]}.kosmos.local"
+
+hostsfile_entry "127.0.0.1" do
+  hostname local_hostname
+end
 
 dirsrv_instance "master" do
-  hostname "ldap.kosmos.local"
+  hostname local_hostname
   admin_password credentials['admin_password']
   suffix "dc=kosmos,dc=org"
 end