diff --git a/makehome.sh b/makehome.sh
index 5a35d8a..62360ee 100644
--- a/makehome.sh
+++ b/makehome.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ set -g status-interval 5
 # Add a space to the beginning of the status bar
 # This keeps the default session name '[#S]' and adds a space before it
 set -g status-left-length 300
-set -g status-left ' #[bold]   #{session_name}#[nobold] | #{user}@#{host} | #(curl -s ifconfig.me) | '
+set -g status-left ' #[bold]   #{session_name}#[nobold] | #{user}@#(hostnamectl --pretty 2>/dev/null || hostname) | #(curl -s ifconfig.me) | '
 
 # Add a space to the end of the status bar
 # This keeps the default hostname and date/time, and adds a space after