diff --git a/setup/so-functions b/setup/so-functions
index 2a8a6ff88..a9925c80d 100755
--- a/setup/so-functions
+++ b/setup/so-functions
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ collect_mngr_hostname() {
 		whiptail_management_server "$MSRV"
 	done
 
-	while [[ $MSRV == "$HOSTNAME" || $MSRV == "localhost" ]]; do 
+	while [[ $MSRV == "$HOSTNAME" ]]; do 
 		whiptail_invalid_hostname 0
 		whiptail_management_server "$MSRV"
 	done