diff --git a/bbb-pre-install.sh b/bbb-pre-install.sh
index 697c56b..217ffc0 100755
--- a/bbb-pre-install.sh
+++ b/bbb-pre-install.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ DIST="ubuntu"
 DIST_RELEASE="xenial"
 
 FQDN_HOSTNAME="bbb.oopen.de"
-HOSTNAME=" ${FQDN_HOSTNAME%%.*}"
+HOSTNAME="${FQDN_HOSTNAME%%.*}"
 
 
 # ----------