diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index dbc92aabc..ffaa079c1 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ collect_hostname() {
 
 	if [[ $HOSTNAME == 'securityonion' ]]; then # Will only check HOSTNAME=securityonion once
 		if ! (whiptail_avoid_default_hostname); then
-			whiptail_set_hostname
+			whiptail_set_hostname "$HOSTNAME"
 		fi
 	fi