diff --git a/.config/yadm/autoyadm.sh b/.config/yadm/autoyadm.sh
index 316b31ae..84ce95c1 100755
--- a/.config/yadm/autoyadm.sh
+++ b/.config/yadm/autoyadm.sh
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
 
 AYE="AutoYADM Error:"
 AYM="AutoYADM:"
+# Set hostname explicitly because it
+# may not be present in this shell environment
+HOST="$(hostname)"
 
 # First we read each path from "tracked"
 while read -r path; do