diff --git a/bin/graceful_stop.sh b/bin/graceful_stop.sh
index a2b4efeada18..8a01ecce194d 100755
--- a/bin/graceful_stop.sh
+++ b/bin/graceful_stop.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ hostname=$1
 filename="/tmp/$hostname"
 
 local=
-localhostname=`/bin/hostname`
+localhostname=`/bin/hostname -f`
 
 if [ "$localhostname" == "$hostname" ]; then
   local=true