diff --git a/lib/leap_cli/log.rb b/lib/leap_cli/log.rb
index fe9e1b77bd74b440f3dfa979630cee42b8768d92..af2fae73d739cd4b132d7706a135d0ca625167a8 100644
--- a/lib/leap_cli/log.rb
+++ b/lib/leap_cli/log.rb
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ module LeapCli
       #
       # set line prefix
       #
+      if (host)
+        host = host.split('.').first
+      end
       prefix = prefix_str(host, title)
 
       #