1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/local.c b/local.c
index 56d589d..8cae710 100644
--- a/local.c
+++ b/local.c
@@ -51,13 +51,10 @@ writeLocalCookie()
 Str
 localCookie()
 {
-    char hostname[256];
-
     if (Local_cookie)
 	return Local_cookie;
-    gethostname(hostname, 256);
     srand48((long)New(char) + (long)time(NULL));
-    Local_cookie = Sprintf("%ld@%s", lrand48(), hostname);
+    Local_cookie = Sprintf("%ld@%s", lrand48(), HostName ? HostName : "localhost");
     return Local_cookie;
 }