diff --git a/zen/tools/nodename b/zen/tools/nodename
index 3955444..4ae1d47 100755
--- a/zen/tools/nodename
+++ b/zen/tools/nodename
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ fi
 NODENAME=$(echo "$NODENAME" | awk '{print tolower($1)}' | tail -n1)
 
 [[ ! $(ping $NODENAME -c 1 > /dev/null 2>&1) ]] && NODENAME=$(echo $NODENAME | awk -F '.' '{ print $1 }') && NODENAME=$(echo "$NODENAME.local")
+[[ ! $(ping $NODENAME -c 1 > /dev/null 2>&1) ]] && NODENAME="localhost"
 
 # I can tell my name is (in lowercase)
 echo "$NODENAME"