diff --git a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb
index c168885f3..8371f6fff 100644
--- a/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb
+++ b/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           if !comm.test("hostname -f | grep '^#{name}$'", sudo: false)
             basename = name.split(".", 2)[0]
             comm.sudo <<-EOH.gsub(/^ {14}/, '')
-              echo '#{name}' > /etc/HOSTNAME
-              hostname '#{name}'
+              echo '#{basename}' > /etc/HOSTNAME
+              hostname '#{basename}'
 
               # Prepend ourselves to /etc/hosts
               grep -w '#{name}' /etc/hosts || {
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name_test.rb
index 1ff565006..b669f615e 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/guests/suse/cap/change_host_name_test.rb
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@ describe "VagrantPlugins::GuestSUSE::Cap::ChangeHostName" do
     let(:cap) { caps.get(:change_host_name) }
 
     let(:name) { "banana-rama.example.com" }
+    let(:basename) { "banana-rama" }
 
     it "sets the hostname" do
       comm.stub_command("hostname -f | grep '^#{name}$'", exit_code: 1)
 
       cap.change_host_name(machine, name)
-      expect(comm.received_commands[1]).to match(/echo '#{name}' > \/etc\/HOSTNAME/)
-      expect(comm.received_commands[1]).to match(/hostname '#{name}'/)
+      expect(comm.received_commands[1]).to match(/echo '#{basename}' > \/etc\/HOSTNAME/)
+      expect(comm.received_commands[1]).to match(/hostname '#{basename}'/)
     end
 
     it "does not change the hostname if already set" do