diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d7d401a..217dfac 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
 use nix::sched::{clone, CloneCb, CloneFlags, setns};
 use nix::sys::{signal::{kill, Signal}, wait::{waitpid, WaitPidFlag}};
-use nix::unistd::{dup2, pivot_root, setuid, setgid, Gid, Pid, Uid, User, setgroups};
+use nix::unistd::{dup2, pivot_root, setgid, setgroups, sethostname, setuid, Gid, Pid, Uid, User};
 use nix::mount::{mount, MntFlags, MsFlags, umount2};
 use uuid;
 use toml;
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ fn run_container(_container_id: &String, cmd: &String, args: &RockerArgs, volume
             if let Some(custom_volume) = &args.volume {
                 init_container_custom_volume(&container_merged_path, custom_volume).unwrap();
             }
+            sethostname(USER_NAME).unwrap();
             init_container_env(args.env.as_ref()).unwrap();
             init_container_pivot(&container_merged_path).unwrap();
             init_container_mount().unwrap();